Category Archives: Michel Foucault

Manifesto of the Groupe d’Information sur les prisons – a full translation

Posted on August 2, 2013 by stuartelden

This text was co-authored by Michel Foucault, Pierre Vidal-Nacquet and Jean-Marie Domenach, and was first read at a news conference on 8 February 1971. It was subsequently published in Esprit in March 1971. As far as I know, the only partial … Continue reading →

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Books received – including Foucault, Power, Truth, Strategy

Posted on August 2, 2013 by stuartelden

Five interesting books. Two are older books by authors whose other work I’ve liked – Badie and Birnbaum’s The Sociology of the State and Adriana Caverero, Relating Narratives – that I got for review work. I got hold of François … Continue reading →

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Foucault in Rio 1973-74

Posted on July 30, 2013 by stuartelden

The ‘Truth and Juridical Forms’ lectures Between 21-25 May 1973, Foucault gave five lectures in Rio de Janeiro. These were under the collective title of ‘Truth and Juridical Forms’. They were published in Portuguese in 1974, in French in 1994 … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Last Decade – second update

Posted on July 29, 2013 by stuartelden

Over the last week I did some further work on the timeline I mentioned in the last update. I’m finding this really useful already. In particular I used the bibliography of English translations compiled by Richard Lynch (also in A Companion … Continue reading →

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The Foucault/Habermas debate that never was

Posted on July 26, 2013 by stuartelden

James Schmidt has two very interesting posts about the Foucault/Habermas ‘debate that never was’ – part one and part two. Part One includes a letter from Foucault from late 1983. Part three is promised soon.

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Two decisions in the translation of Lectures on the Will to Know

Posted on July 26, 2013 by stuartelden

Graham Burchell has provided another excellent translation of a Foucault lecture course – Lectures on the Will to Know. I worked on that course extensively in the French and have over the past few days spent a lot of time … Continue reading →

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Michael Dillon on The Courage of Truth

Posted on July 26, 2013 by stuartelden

The chair group on History and Theory of International Relations at the University of Groningen (the Netherlands) is launching an annual Lecture series entitled ‘Modes of Reasoning’. The lectures are intended as a space for leading intellectuals to reflect on … Continue reading →

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When did Foucault lecture on Nietzsche?

Posted on July 25, 2013 by stuartelden

Until recently, there were only two texts by Foucault explicitly on Nietzsche. 1. ‘Nietzsche, Freud, Marx’, Cahiers de Royaumont, VI, 1967, pp. 183-200. (The note in Dits et écrits says this was from a symposium at Royaumont in July 1964.) 2. ‘Nietzsche, … Continue reading →

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Foucault and heredity

Posted on July 23, 2013 by stuartelden

In 1969 Foucault gave two lecture courses at Vincennes, one on ‘Sexuality and Individuality’ and one on ‘Nietzsche and Genealogy’. Some time back there was talk that the second would be published, but this has not come to pass. Daniel … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Last Decade – initial work

Posted on July 22, 2013 by stuartelden

I thought I’d begin writing something each week or so on what I’ve done on this project. I know that this book is going to take some time to come together, and that I may need to set it aside … Continue reading →

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