Category Archives: Michel Foucault

Foucault and Iran – a bibliography of previous publications and translations of the texts in ‘Iran, quand la terre tremble: reportage 1978-1979’

Posted on November 8, 2026 by stuartelden

Michel Foucault’s journalism and interviews about the Iranian revolution are well known. The Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera commissioned him to write reports on what was happening during the revolution, based on two visits to the country in September and November 1978. He … Continue reading →

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Books received – Eribon, Senghor, Bilé, Foucault, Sartre, Deleuze, Bakhtin

Posted on November 3, 2026 by stuartelden

The 2026 edition of Didier Eribon’s biography of Foucault, with a new preface; Léopold Sédar Senghor, Œuvre poétique; Serge Bilé, Noirs dans les camps nazis; Foucault, Dits et écrits. Une anthologie, ed. Henri-Paul Fruchaud; Jean-Paul Sartre, Carnets de la drôle … Continue reading →

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Michel Foucault, La Place de l’homme dans la pensée occidentale moderne: Cours de Tunis (1966-1967) – Seuil/Gallimard/EHESS, November 2026

Posted on October 20, 2026 by stuartelden

Michel Foucault, La Place de l’homme dans la pensée occidentale moderne: Cours de Tunis (1966-1967) – eds. Daniele Lorenzini and Orazio Irrera, Seuil/Gallimard/EHESS, November 2026 En 1966-1967, première année de son enseignement à l’université de Tunis, Michel Foucault consacre un … Continue reading →

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More links for the Foucault centenary

Posted on October 19, 2026 by stuartelden

On Foucault’s 100th birthday I shared some of the publications timed to coincide with the anniversary – The Foucault Centenary. Here are a few more: Michel Foucault Centennial at Duke University Press (via Foucault News) – includes Lynne Huffer’s remarkable … Continue reading →

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Books received – Sartre, Foucault, Arthur, Jameson, Leff

Posted on October 17, 2026 by stuartelden

Jean-Paul Sartre, Between Existentialism and Marxism; Michel Foucault, Iran, quand la terre tremble: Reportage 1978-1979; Paige Arthur, Unfinished Projects: Decolonization and the Philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre; Frederic Jameson, After Year Zero: On Postwar German Thought and The Years of Theory: … Continue reading →

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The Foucault centenary

Posted on October 15, 2026 by stuartelden

Today is the 100th anniversary of Michel Foucault’s birth. A lot of publications and events have been timed to coincide with this. Here are a few. Update 19 October 2026 – a few more here, including a remarkable video interview, … Continue reading →

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Le Nouvel Obs hors série – Michel Foucault Le visionnaire

Posted on October 12, 2026 by stuartelden

A special issue of Le Nouvel Obs – Michel Foucault Le visionnaire Includes pieces by  Judith Butler, Michaël Fœssel, Michelle Perrot, Mathieu Potte-Bonneville, Didier Fassin and others, and an excerpt from the soon-to-be-published La Croisade des enfants. Thanks to Arnaud … Continue reading →

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Michel Foucault: storico della verità – video of 1 February 1978 interview

Posted on October 9, 2026 by stuartelden

Michel Foucault: storico della verità – video of 1 February 1978 interview In French, dubbed into Italian. English subtitles are due to be added. [Update: the French audio and English subtitles are available here] Difensore della libertà umana, il filosofo … Continue reading →

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Gilles Deleuze, Sur Foucault I: Les formes du savoir, cours octobre-décembre 1985 – ed. David Lapoujade, Éditions de Minuit, November 2026

Posted on October 9, 2026 by stuartelden

Gilles Deleuze, Sur Foucault I: Les formes du savoir, cours octobre-décembre 1985 – ed. David Lapoujade, Éditions de Minuit, November 2026 Lors de l’année universitaire 1985-1986, Gilles Deleuze décide de rendre hommage à la pensée de Michel Foucault, disparu en … Continue reading →

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The Archaeology of Foucault, Turkish translation by Duygu Yurttașen – Foucault’nun Arkeolojisi, Ayrinti, 2026

Posted on October 6, 2026 by stuartelden

My 2023 book The Archaeology of Foucault has been translated into Turkish – Foucault’nun Arkeolojisi, trans. Duygu Yurttașen, Istanbul: Ayrinti, 2026. The cover uses one of the images from Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Le Carceri d’Invenzione. Some of the other books in my … Continue reading →

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