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‘Émergence des equipment collectifs’ – a previously unpublished 1974 essay by Foucault, published online with introduction by Philippe Chevallier

An unpublished piece by Foucault from 1974, “Émergence des equipment collectifs“, has recently been discovered and published online by Ici et Ailleurs, with an Introduction by Philippe Chevallier. Philippe kindly sent me the essay a few days before publication, as … Continue reading →

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The Early Foucault Update 21: Pushing Gravel Uphill

Just over two years ago, while I was having something to eat in Pasadena, before a conference on Early Modern Literary Geographies, I sketched out how a pair of books on Foucault’s work up until 1969 might look. I’ve been … Continue reading →

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‘Foucault before The History of Madness’, Sussex, 7 December 2018

I’ll be speaking at the University of Sussex on 7 December 2018 on ‘Foucault before The History of Madness – Lectures, Translations, Nietzsche’. The talk draws on the research i’ve been doing for The Early Foucault. The ‘translations’ are ones made by Foucault … Continue reading →

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Books received – Canguilhem, Critique on Bataille, Derrida, Haghighi, Hewitt

The long-awaited volume V of Georges Canguilhem, Oeuvres complètes, Critique No 195-196 – the tribute issue to Georges Bataille from 1963; Jacques Derrida, Geschlecht III; Farzaneh Haghighi, Is the Tehran Bazaar Dead? Foucault, Politics, and Architecture (sent by the publisher) and Rachel Hewitt, Map of a Nation: A … Continue reading →

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Tributes to Robert W. Cox at Progress in Political Economy

Shannon Brincat is running a tribute page to Robert W. Cox at Progress in Political Economy. Tributes from Anna Agathangelou, Andreas Bieler, Shannon Brincat, Richard Devetak, Richard Falk, and many others. More tributes are welcomed.

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A tribute to the work of Paul Virilio – video

The Brooklyn Rail is proud to host a panel discussion and film screening in honor of Paul Virilio’s (1932-2018) life and the influence his work has had on a generation of thinkers. The evening will begin with a rare screening … Continue reading →

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Foucault Studies: Foucault and Philosophical Practice (2018)

Originally posted on Foucault News:
The 25th issue of Foucault Studies, Foucault and Philosophical Practice, has now been published. (September 2018) The journal is open source. The issue amounts to no less than 23 contributions and a sum total of…

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Shirin M. Rai and Carole Spary, Performing Representation: Women Members in the Indian Parliament – OUP March 2019

Shirin M. Rai and Carole Spary, Performing Representation: Women Members in the Indian Parliament – OUP, March 2019 Breaking new ground in scholarship on gender and politics, Performing Representation is the first comprehensive analysis of women in the Indian parliament. … Continue reading →

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Historical Materialism 15th Annual Conference – 8-11 November 2018, SOAS, London

Historical Materialism 15th Annual Conference – 8-11 November 2018, SOAS, London

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Foucault in California [A True Story—Wherein the Great French Philosopher Drops Acid in the Valley of Death] – Heyday 2019

Foucault in California [A True Story—Wherein the Great French Philosopher Drops Acid in the Valley of Death] – Heyday 2019. This is the famous/infamous memoir of Simeon Wade, with a foreword by Heather Dundas. In The Lives of Michel Foucault, … Continue reading →

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