Category Archives: Arlette Farge

Foucault on lettres de cachet and their contemporary relevance

Posted on August 11, 2011 by stuartelden

Interesting post from Jeremy Crampton here on Arlette Farge and Michel Foucault’s collection Le désordre des familles and the more recent National Security Letters in the US. He ends with a tantalising suggestion for a paper: “It would be very useful if someone … Continue reading →

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Infamous Lives

Posted on February 6, 2011 by stuartelden

In 1977, shortly after the first volume of The History of Sexuality came out, Foucault published an essay entitled ‘The Lives of Infamous Men’. It was supposed to be the introduction to a book, or series of books, but it … Continue reading →

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