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Andrew Latham, Medieval Sovereignty – Amsterdam University Press, February 2022 Through a focused and systematic examination of medieval theologians, philosophers, and jurists, Andrew Latham explores how ideas about supreme political authority—sovereignty—first emerged during the high medieval period. The author provides … Continue reading →

Mark G.E. Kelly, Normal Now: Individualism as Conformity – Polity, March 2022 This is a book about what we consider normal. It details how the very concept of normality emerged in the modern era, and how it has changed over … Continue reading →

Originally posted on andy merrifield:
100 years ago, in Paris, February 2nd, James Joyce celebrated his fortieth birthday by raising a glass (or two…) to Ulysses, his great epic novel, launched into the world in all its full, if later revised,…

A number of interviews about the important collection Intolerable. Writings from Michel Foucault and the Prisons Information Group (1970-1980) – University of Minnesota Press, 2021 the collection was edited by Kevin Thompson and Perry Turn, and translated by Perry Turn and … Continue reading →

Konrad Lawson, Riccardo Bavaj and Bernhard Struck, A Guide to Spatial History: Areas, Aspects, and Avenues of Research, June 2021 (open access) This guide provides an overview of the thematic areas, analytical aspects, and avenues of research which, together, form … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Le foucaldien relaunched as Genealogy + Critique (2022) From 2022, the peer-reviewed, open-access journal Le foucaldien, published by the London-based Open Library of Humanities (OLH), and the affiliated foucaultblog appear under the new title GENEALOGY+CRITIQUE at genealogy-critique.net. The relaunch broadens the…

Irit Katz, The Common Camp: Architecture of Power and Resistance in Israel–Palestine – University of Minnesota Press, May 2022 Seeing the camp as a persistent political instrument in Israel–Palestine and beyond Focusing on the geopolitical complexity of Israel–Palestine and the dramatic … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Warwick Continental Philosophy Conference 2021/2022 Continental Philosophy and Global Challenges Historical perspectives through practical engagements 09-11 June 2022 University of Warwick (UK) Conference Venue: Department of Philosophy, University of Warwick Coventry, United Kingdom Keynote Speakers:…