Category Archives: The Archaeology of Foucault

“Foucault and Structuralism” – a book chapter for Daniele Lorenzini’s collection The Foucauldian Mind

I recently wrote a book chapter on “Foucault and Structuralism” for The Foucauldian Mind, edited by my friend and former Warwick colleague Daniele Lorenzini. It’s been an interesting diversion from the other work. Contrary to my usual practice, where I … Continue reading

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Canguilhem beyond Epistemology and the History of Science – special issue of Revue Internationale de Philosophie, No 307, 2024

Canguilhem beyond Epistemology and the History of Science – special issue of Revue Internationale de Philosophie, edited by Federico Testa, No 307, 2024 Congratulations to Federico for bringing this issue together – it has taken a long time, but as … Continue reading

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The Archaeology of Foucault reviewed by David Beer in The Times Literary Supplement

My 2023 book The Archaeology of Foucault is generously reviewed by David Beer in The Times Literary Supplement The review requires subscription, but email me if you can’t access a copy through an institution. Imagine Michel Foucault and Roland Barthes … Continue reading

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Some of my highlights on Progressive Geographies in 2023

I didn’t publish much this past year – The Archaeology of Foucault has a 2023 date but was officially published in December 2022, and the special issue of Theory, Culture and Society on Foucault was completed some time before. I … Continue reading

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Dave Beer recalls his reading of 2023, with a nice mention of my Foucault work

Dave Beer recalls his reading of 2023, with a nice mention of my Foucault work.

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Foucault books – updated page with links to reviews, resources and talks

I’ve updated the page on this blog about my series of Foucault books, The page has book descriptions, links to reviews, the updates I wrote while researching and writing the books and other related materials. Some translations, scans, textual analysis … Continue reading

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The Archaeology of Foucault (Polity, 2023) – New Books Network discussion with Dave O’Brien

I discuss my recent book The Archaeology of Foucault (Polity, 2023) on the New Books Network with Dave O’Brien (audio) Dave has now generously discussed all the books in this series: Foucault’s Last Decade, 21 September 2016 Foucault: The Birth … Continue reading

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Excerpt from The Archaeology of Foucault at The Montreal Review (open access)

A short excerpt from the coda of The Archaeology of Foucault is available open access at The Montréal Review. It discusses Foucault’s tributes to Jean Hyppolite and the visits to SUNY Buffalo in 1970 and 1972. Thanks to publicity staff … Continue reading

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Sur les traces de Georges Canguilhem – CAPHÉS website with archive information, bibliographies, interviews, etc.

The CAPHÉS archive in Paris, which houses Georges Canguilhem’s archive and his library, among other valuable resources, has produced an invaluable website about his work. Sur les traces de Georges Canguilhem Le philosophe Georges Canguilhem (1904-1995) est un ancien élève … Continue reading

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Indo-European thought in twentieth-century France update 10: Dumézil’s early work and archives; the Collège de Sociologie and Blanchot; Eliade in Paris; Lévi-Strauss

Since the last update on this project, the main task has been beginning to work through Dumézil’s books and articles in broadly chronological order, filling in some gaps in my earlier reading, and trying to write a bit about each. So far, I’ve … Continue reading

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