Foucault News

News and resources on French thinker Michel Foucault (1926-1984)

Menard, R., Törrönen, J. Immigration, Multiculturalism and Biopolitical Projects on ‘Difference’: Negotiating Intersecting Social Divisions From Positions of Privilege and Disadvantage (2023) Nordic Journal of Migration Research, 13 (1), pp. 1-23. DOI: 10.33134/njmr.513 Abstract Informed by Foucault’s concept of biopolitics, in this study we examine how lived experiences of privilege and disadvantage may be at …

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Marx, S., Lavigne, A.L., Braden, S., Hawkman, A., Andersen, J., Gailey, S., Geddes, G., Jones, I., Si, S., Washburn, K. “I didn’t quit. The system quit me.” Examining why teachers of color leave teaching (2023) International Journal of Leadership in Education DOI: 10.1080/13603124.2023.2218113 Abstract Teachers of color leave the teaching profession at nearly three times …

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Erbilen, S.Ü., Uysal, M. The Common Point of Countries Successful Policies in the Struggle Against COVID-19: Women Leaders (2023) SAGE Open, 13 (2) DOI: 10.1177/21582440231179458 Abstract During the COVID-19 pandemic, which is one of the biggest epidemics of the last century and can be regarded as a global tragedy, leaders had to mobilize many resources …

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Hafeez, G.A. Counter-conduct and Persistence in Selected Works by Egyptian Women Writers (2023) Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literatures, 15 (1), pp. 347-363. DOI: 10.47012/jjmll.15.1.18 Abstract In this paper, Michel Foucault’s concept of “counter-conduct” and Judith Butler’s concept of “persistence” are deployed, explored, and applied to rethink the relationship between the dominant patriarchal power …

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Chandwani, R., Edacherian, S., Sud, M. National Digital Infrastructure and India’s Healthcare Sector: Physicians’ Perspectives (2023) Qualitative Report, 28 (2), pp. 360-386. DOI: 10.46743/2160-3715/2023.4964 Abstract Patient-centric digital infrastructure can potentially enhance the efficiency of healthcare systems. However, even in developed nations, evidence suggests low adoption rates for such infrastructure and lack of support from clinicians …

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Kneipp, S.M., Drevdahl, D.J., Canales, M.K. Philanthropic Foundations’ Discourse and Nursing’s Future: Part I: History and Agency (2023) Advances in Nursing Science, 46 (2), pp. 158-168. DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000450 Abstract In this article, we examine external agents’ effect on nursing’s professional evolution and the consequences for the discipline’s collective agency, social contract, and self-regulation. Situated within …

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McDaid, E., Andon, P., Free, C. Algorithmic management and the politics of demand: Control and resistance at Uber (2023) Accounting, Organizations and Society DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2023.101465 Abstract Arguably the world’s most iconic platform organization, Uber relies on a disaggregated labour force and a technology application accessible to users on mobile devices. The company contracts with over …

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Sunendar, D., Adriany, V. ‘It’s all about the product’: doing research in neoliberal times in Indonesian higher education (2023) Globalisation, Societies and Education DOI: 10.1080/14767724.2023.2212438 Abstract This article explores Indonesian academics’ experiences in navigating the research process amidst the pressure of neoliberal ideology in higher education institutions in the country. Using Foucault’s concept of governmentality, …

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Wallrup, E. On patheme: affective shifts and Gustavian culture (2023) Journal of Aesthetics and Culture, 15 (1) DOI: 10.1080/20004214.2023.2209945 Abstract Despite the attention that the affective sphere has reached in the last decades, affectivity has generally been supposed to be a consequence of historical processes, not changing their direction. This article argues instead that affectivity …

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Rust, J.R. Ad Salutem Publicam: public health and pastoral government in More’s Utopia (2023) Textual Practice DOI: 10.1080/0950236X.2023.2205708 Abstract Discourses of health and disease pervade More’s Utopia. The text insistently plays upon the ambiguities of salus, a term with a wide semantic range including spiritual salvation, the physical health of the individual body, and the …

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