Foucault News

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

Jessica Whyte, Neoliberal Freedom as Stoic Resignation, LSE Events, podcast, 10 Feb 2022 In this talk, Jessica Whyte will trace the development of neoliberal attitudes to the subjective comportment required for a functioning competitive market. Her focus is on the irony by which a neoliberal movement that emerged as a critique of the stoic resignation …

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“Michel Foucault psychologue ?” par Philippe Sabot et Elisabetta Basso Maison Européenne des Sciences de l’Homme et de la Société, 25 novembre 2021, Lille, France “Michel Foucault psychologue ?” par Philippe Sabot et Elisabetta Basso Maison Européenne des Sciences de l’Homme et de la Société, 25 novembre 2021, Lille. “Michel Foucault psychologue ?” par Philippe …

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Causerie sur Michel Foucault Salle des fêtes, 19 septembre 2021, Saint-Martin-la-Pallu. Causerie sur Michel Foucault Salle des fêtes, le dimanche 19 septembre à 15:30 L’historienne Arlette Farge a travaillé avec Michel Foucault sur l’ouvrage _Le désordre des familles. Lettres de cachets de la Bastille._ Elle nous fera part de son expérience singulière et de l’influence …

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Catherine Malabou – “Foucault’s last seminars: the ‘other politics’” http://www.egs.edu​ Catherine Malabou, Professor of Philosophy at The European Graduate School / EGS. Saas-Fee, Switzerland. April 22, 2021. Open Public Lecture co-hosted by The European Graduate School and Fakultet za medije i komunikacije, Beograd for the students of the Division of Philosophy, Art & Critical Thought …

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Judith Butler The Force of Nonviolence, online event, Whitechapel Gallery Thursday 23 July, 5pm Judith Butler presents a lecture and live Q&A chaired by Amia Srinivasan that draws on her new book, which shows how an ethic of nonviolence must be connected to a broader political struggle for social equality. The Force of Nonviolence argues …

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Thoughts on the History of Telos, 1968–2018 By Timothy W. Luke, Telos Wednesday, July 11, 2018 On June 8, 2018, Telos celebrated its fiftieth anniversary at a special event held in New York City. Speakers included Telos Press publisher Maria Piccone, Telos editors Russell Berman, Tim Luke, David Pan, and Adrian Pabst, as well as Jacob Siegel, who delivered a talk …

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Benno Premsela Lecture 2017 by Paul B. Preciado Philosopher, curator and transgender activist Paul B. Preciado gave the 2017 Benno Premsela Lecture during Thursday Night Live! at Het Nieuwe Instituut. Preciado is one of the leading thinkers in the study of gender and sexual politics, in this lecture he addressed architecture as a technology of …

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The myth of the Russian paternalism: how have market reforms changed the “Soviet person?” Realnoe Vremya, 21.03.2017 Philosopher and sociologist Gregory Yudin delivered a lecture on ”The myth of the Russian paternalism: how have market reforms changed the ”Soviet person?” at the contemporary culture center Smena on 11 March. In his speech, the scientist told …

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