Category Archives: Michel Foucault

“Sur les Toits”: An open-access Antipode Symposium on the Prison Protests in Early 1970s France

Posted on June 23, 2016 by stuartelden

“Sur les Toits”: An open-access Antipode Symposium on the Prison Protests in Early 1970s France This symposium contains a rich collection of contributions based on the screening of the French documentary film Sur les Toits (“On the Roofs”). On a Wednesday in May … Continue reading →

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Ways of Doing Genealogy: Inquiry after Foucault A Group Interview with Verena Erlenbusch, Simon Ganahl, Robert W. Gehl, Thomas Nail, and Perry Zurn

Posted on June 8, 2016 by stuartelden

Ways of Doing Genealogy: Inquiry after Foucault: A Group Interview with Verena Erlenbusch, Simon Ganahl, Robert W. Gehl, Thomas Nail, and Perry Zurn, conducted by Colin Koopman.

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Books received – Shakespeare and Foucault

Posted on May 24, 2016 by stuartelden

Some more second-hand books for the Shakespeare project, the special issue of Les Etudes Philosophiques on Foucault’s L’Archéologie du savoir, which includes an early draft of the book’s Introduction, and the little book by Christian-François de Kervran, Les dix et une nuits de Jean Barraqué … Continue reading →

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Mark Neocleous, The Universal Adversary: Security, Capital and the ‘Enemies of All Mankind’ – a few thoughts

Posted on May 18, 2016 by stuartelden

As I’ve previously mentioned, Mark Neocleous, The Universal Adversary: Security, Capital and the ‘Enemies of All Mankind’ is now out with Routledge. Here’s the backcover description: The history of bourgeois modernity is a history of the Enemy. This book is a radical exploration … Continue reading →

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Christian-François de Kervran, Les dix et une nuits de Jean Barraqué et Michel Foucault à Trélévern

Posted on May 17, 2016 by stuartelden

This looks a curious new book on the very early Foucault – Christian-François de Kervran, Les dix et une nuits de Jean Barraqué et Michel Foucault à Trélévern. Au printemps 1952 le philosophe Michel Foucault et Jean Barraqué, compositeur de musique … Continue reading →

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Foucault: The Birth of Power Update 15 – revision and resubmission of the manuscript, and table of contents

Posted on May 16, 2016 by stuartelden

While I had made some changes to the manuscript after submission, and again after receiving the reports, on Sunday evening I finished four long days of thoroughly revising the text and resubmitted it to the publisher. Just as I was beginning … Continue reading →

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Another long day revising Foucault: The Birth of Power

Posted on May 14, 2016 by stuartelden

Another long day revising Foucault: The Birth of Power. Further work restructuring the introduction and some rewriting, and a bit more tweaking in the conclusion. Some of this is undoing the work done over the past couple of days and … Continue reading →

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Les Études Philosophiques theme issue on Foucault’s L’Archéologie du savoir, including early draft of Introduction

Posted on May 14, 2016 by stuartelden

In 2015 Les Études Philosophiques published a theme issue on Foucault’s L’Archéologie du savoir, which included an early draft of the book’s Introduction. Baptiste MÉLÈS – Présentation Michel FOUCAULT – « Introduction » à L’Archéologie du savoir. Texte établi et introduit … Continue reading →

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End of day two of final revisions of Foucault: The Birth of Power

Posted on May 13, 2016 by stuartelden

Lots of work over the past two days on this second Foucault manuscript. In particular, the introduction is restructured, some parts rewritten and some new discussion. I say a bit more about the sources worked with, and the argument and approach up … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Last Decade – essay on the content and process at Berfrois

Posted on May 13, 2016 by stuartelden

Update September 2025: the Berfrois site is now closed and the archive has been removed. My piece can now be found here. At the Berfrois website I have a short essay discussing Foucault’s Last Decade, both in terms of its … Continue reading →

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