Foucault News

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

Et si Foucault n’avait pas tort? Du 16 décembre 2010 au 6 janvier 2011 de 18h à 20h Séminaire organisé par l’Institut de Recherches Philosophiques de Lyon (IRPhiL). Séminaire Foucault organisé du 16 septembre 2010 au 6 janvier 2011, sous la direction de Catherine Dekeuwer. Peut-on donner aujourd’hui raison aux thèses de Michel Foucault concernant …

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SEMINAIRE FOUCAULT animé par Jean-François Braunstein Les séances ont lieu de 10 h 30 à 12 h 30 à l’UFR de philosophie de la Sorbonne, escalier C, premier étage, salle Lalande. Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Programme 2010-2011 Samedi 20 novembre 2010 Jean-François Braunstein (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, PhiCo/EXeCO) Foucault et l’histoire des sciences Samedi 18 …

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Letting Go of Neo-Liberalism (with some help from Michel Foucault) Faculty seminar Professor Terry Flew Professor of Media and Communication, Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia 12pm-2pm Wednesday 24th November 2010 Z2-315 CI Precinct QUT Kelvin Grove ABSTRACT Neo-liberalism has become one of the boom concepts of our time. From its original …

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The Foucault Society, NYC Call for Papers: 2011 Colloquium Series The Foucault Society is pleased to announce a new colloquium series, which will begin in January 2011 and meet monthly in New York City. As a forum for new research and works-in-progress, this series will provide an opportunity for both junior and senior scholars to …

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American Comparitive Literature Association 2011 Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, March 31st – April 3rd, 2011 “World Literature / Comparative Literature” Seminar: Foucault and/on Literature Seminar Organizer: Philip Goldstein, U of Delaware-Wilmington, Philip Goldstein, U of Delaware-Wilmington Summary The question of how the work of Michel Foucault bears on the study of literature has been controversial. …

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The Government of Self and Other: On Foucault’s Lectures at the Collège de France, 1982/3 Date: 2 December 2010 , 10:00 to 17:00 Location: Bolivar Hall, Kingston University, 54 Grafton Way, London W1 Speakers Mathieu Potte Boneville (Collège International de Philosophie, Paris) John Marks (French, Nottingham University) Johanna Oksala (Philosophy, Dundee University) Miguel de Beistegui …

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The Portail Michel Foucault has just listed a number of seminars and conferences on Foucault taking place from September onwards in France. Et si Foucault n’avait pas tort? 16/09/10 – 06/01/11 Foucault et le droit 22/09/10 – 01/12/10 Le philosophe et les livres 29/09/10 – 01/10/10 Foucault-Nietzsche : nouveaux regards 07/10/10