Category Archives: Michel Foucault

Foucault’s ‘Rêver de ses plaisirs’ – comparison of the 1983 article and 1984 chapter (and a request for help)

Posted on December 19, 2014 by stuartelden

As a kind of appendix to my comparison of the three different introductions to the History of Sexuality volume II, I thought I would share my working notes on the two different versions of the first chapter of History of Sexuality volume … Continue reading →

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Time Magazine profile of Foucault from 1981

Posted on December 19, 2014 by stuartelden

In 1981 Foucault was profiled in Time magazine – Otto Friedrich with Sandra Burton, “France’s Philosopher of Power”, Time, November 16 1981, pp. 58-9. I’d seen a few references to this piece before, such as in Mark Kelly’s guide to the first … Continue reading →

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Foucault and Neoliberalism – a few thoughts in response to the Zamora piece in Jacobin

Posted on December 17, 2014 by stuartelden

I’ve been away, but several people have been sending me links to a recent string of articles on Foucault’s supposed sympathies to neoliberalism. The start of the debate – in English at least – was the translation of an interview … Continue reading →

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Books received – White on Genet and Voeltzel, Vingt ans et après

Posted on December 10, 2014 by stuartelden

Edmund White’s biography of Genet, and Thierry Voeltzel, Vingt ans et après – a collection of dialogues with (an anonymous) Foucault (see Foucault News for details).

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Foucault audio and video recordings – a chronological list with links

Posted on December 9, 2014 by stuartelden

Last year I listed all the Foucault audio recordings I could find online. I’ve now updated the list, and reordered them chronologically. These are now all listed on this page (as part of the ‘Foucault Resources‘ part of this site). There … Continue reading →

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History of Sexuality volume II – detailed discussion of the three different introductions

Posted on December 5, 2014 by stuartelden

On a page on this site I discuss in detail the three versions of the introduction to the History of Sexuality volume II. The May 1984 version, which introduced the book itself – L’usage des plaisirs, translated as The Use of Pleasure. An earlier … Continue reading →

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Bal Sokhi-​Bulley on Governmentality at Critical Legal Thinking

Posted on December 4, 2014 by stuartelden

Bal Sokhi-Bulley, ‘Governmentality: Notes on the Thought of Michel Foucault‘ at Critical Legal Thinking.  

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Jennifer Bates and Richard Wilson (eds.), Shakespeare and Continental Philosophy

Posted on December 3, 2014 by stuartelden

This looks an interesting collection – Jennifer Bates and Richard Wilson (eds.), Shakespeare and Continental Philosophy. This collection of 15 essays by celebrated authors in Shakespeare studies and in continental philosophy develops different aspects of the interface between continental thinking … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Last Decade – Update 15

Posted on December 1, 2014 by stuartelden

In the past few weeks I have continued working on Subjectivité et vérité and took a very full set of notes, far more than can be contained in this chapter. I gave a talk on this lecture course at Nottingham … Continue reading →

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Critical Theory on my Foucault, Subjectivity, Truth lecture

Posted on November 30, 2014 by stuartelden

Also on critical-theory.com, a nice discussion of my recent ‘Foucault, Subjectivity, Truth’ lecture at Nottingham Contemporary gallery. I’m pleased, but surprised, by the nearly 5,000 views this lecture has had on youtube.

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