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France Culture on Foucault’s Les aveux de la chair

France Culture has a piece by Jacques Munier on Foucault’s Les aveux de la chair, which is described as ‘without doubt the last great unpublished work of philosophy of the twentieth century’. The book is due to be published by Gallimard … Continue reading

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Derrida’s Quarrel: “La Différance” at 50

Derrida’s Quarrel: “La Différance” at 50 in the Los Angeles Review of Books, by Birger Vanwesenbeeck. Two days late linking to this, but… On Saturday, January 27, 1968, Jacques Derrida, then maître assistant at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, delivered his lecture “La … Continue reading

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Foucault’s visit to Attica prison in 1972

Update March 2026: A revised and expanded version of this post has been included in the ‘Sunday Histories’ series – Foucault’s 1972 visit to Attica prison In April 1972, during a visit to SUNY Buffalo, Foucault visited Attica prison. This was … Continue reading

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Philosophie Magazine issue on Foucault, including extract of Les Aveux de la chair

Philosophie Magazine has a new special issue on Foucault, including an extract from Les Aveux de la chair, the soon-to-be-published volume IV of the History of Sexuality. You can read some of the issue, though not the extract, on a viewer on the issue page. … Continue reading

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Reflections on Raymond Williams – Part Two

Originally posted on The Raymond Williams Society:
Welcome to the second instalment of reflections on Raymond Williams to mark 30 years to the day (26 January 1988) since his death. Part One can be found here. Terry Eagleton is the first…

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Reflections on Raymond Williams – Part One

Originally posted on The Raymond Williams Society:
Welcome to the first of two collected reflections on Raymond Williams to mark 30 years since his death on 26 January 1988. To begin, Patrick Parrinder offers an edited version of a longer…

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Nik Heynen to give the Neil Smith Lecture, 5 February 2018

The Neil Smith Lecture 2018 University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK Professor Nik Heynen, University of Georgia, USA Irvine Lecture Theatre, School of Geography & Sustainable Development 3.15-5pm – Monday 5 February 2018, Followed by a reception 5-6.30pm All welcome The Pirates … Continue reading

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editorial posted for first issue of Open Philosophy

Originally posted on Object-Oriented Philosophy:
You can read my editorial statement HERE. Calls for papers on various topics will be posted shortly.

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CFP: Foucault and Benjamin (2018)

Originally posted on Foucault News:
CALL FOR PAPERS materiali foucaultiani journal / Associazione italiana Walter Benjamin Foucault and Benjamin Materiali foucaultiani journal and the Italian Association “Walter Benjamin” launch a call for papers dedicated to a comparison between Walter Benjamin and Michel Foucault.…

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Jon Tennant, ‘Shit I learned during my PhD’ (via Academia Obscura)

‘Shit I learned during my PhD‘ (via Academia Obscura) Some interesting, and at times provocative, advice. Not all relevant to all disciplines, but certainly worth a look. [The original post seems to be unavailable; but can be found here Now … Continue reading

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