Why Do We Take Selfies? – 8-Bit Philosophy by Wisecrack “Wisecrack is a Los Angeles-based media collective run by comedians, academics, filmmakers and artists who are endlessly curious about the world around us. Their channel explores great topics in ways that make them fun, engaging and unexpected.” This video is essentially about Foucault’s work.
An interview of the American anthropologist Paul Rabinow about his life and work in Morocco and in the philosophy of anthropology and science studies. Filmed by Alan Macfarlane on 31st October 2008. Edited by Sarah Harrison. Generously supported by the Leverhulme Trust. Includes a transcript. Created: 2011-04-12 14:55 Collection: Film Interviews with Leading Thinkers …
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I attended and spoke at three workshops last week. First, at the Monash University study centre in Prato, Italy, on modern reappropriations of Hellenistic Ethics. I ran a reading seminar on Foucault’s reading of Artemidorus. The other sessions were by Susan James and Aurelia Armstrong on Spinoza’s Ethics; Daniel Conway and Keith…
Michel Foucault and the philosophy of punishment, Talking history, Panel discussion, 29 November 2014 Newstalk radio 106-108FM. Irish radio station Page includes audio podcast. The philosophy of punishment is an area of study that is relatively unaddressed and certainly does not resonate in the wider public consciousness. The work of Michel Foucault went a long …
Partha Chatterjee, Governmentality in the East, lecture delivered 27 April, 2015, at the University of California, Berkeley. There is a complete audio of the lecture on the site (Program in Critical Theory) Foucault’s genealogy of governmentality as described in Security, Territory, Population is entirely West European. What would a genealogy of modern state practices look …
Colin Gordon, Lebensfuhrung and veridiction: Weber, Foucault Podcast in a series on Daoism and Capitalism Daoism is philosophical, political and devotional movement that emerged in early China as a critique of Confucian orthodoxy. At a crucial point in the development of the critique of political economy in the 20th and 21st centuries, a diverse array …
Naissance de la biopolitique : contextes, lectures, réceptions, disputes Colloque de Cerisy Podcast sur le site La forge numérique A voir aussi France Culture plus le webcampus Christian Laval, professeur de sociologie laboratoire sophiapol Date : 16/06/2015 Lieu : CCIC Cerisy Durée : 53:17 Cette conférence a été donnée dans le cadre du colloque intitulé …
PHILOSOPHY – Michel Foucault The School of Life Published on 3 Jul 2015 Michel Foucault was a philosophical historian who questioned many of our assumptions about how much better the world is today compared with the past. When he looked at the treatment of the mad, at the medical profession and at sexuality, he didn’t …
Prospects for an Ethics of Self-Cultivation Introduction Videos of this conference ‘Prospects for an Ethics of Self-Cultivation’ is a two-year research project investigating the revival of ethical self-cultivation within the European philosophical tradition. The project will host two international conferences and workshops. The first, entitled ‘Hellenistic Ethics from Nietzsche to Foucault’, took place at the …
Foucault and May 1968 Published on 18 Jun 2015 François Ewald (CNAM), Bernard Harcourt (Columbia Law School, Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought), and Jesús R. Velasco (LAIC Chair, Columbia University) delve into the influences and effects of Michel Foucault’s lectures at the College de France, Penal Theories and Institutions (1971-1972). The panelists explore how …
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