Hello,
Apologies for another mail about this day of papers on Foucault in London,
but the registration details have been released (£60, £15 for students).
Please contact Colin Gordon at the email below to register Many thanks
Steve
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Dr Stephen Legg Department of Geography University of Cambridge Downing
Place Cambridge CB2 3EN www.geog.cam.ac.uk/people/legg/
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Michel Foucault (1926-1984): Other questions, new paths
http://www.foucault.qut.edu.au/conf904.html
A public seminar on Foucault’s new publications, marking the 20th
anniversary of his death.
London School of Economics, 16 September 2004
with the support of the History of the Present Network
Foucault’s published work has grown significantly in the past few years, in
volume and in its scope, scale and complexity. This one-day pubic seminar
will focus on what is new in seven recent and forthcoming volumes of
Foucault’s lectures, how they change our view of his enterprise, and what
new spaces of enquiry and discussion they open up.
Books and topics discussed will include:
‘Society Must be defended’ : Class, race and war Security, Territory,
Population and The Birth of Biopolitics: Governmentality, power and rights
The Abnormal and Psychiatric Power : other genealogies of knowledge and
norm Hermeneutics of the Subject and Fearless Speech : self, truth and
ethics
Contributors will include:
Daniel Defert (Professor of Sociology, Univeristy of Paris 8): “How Michel
Foucault wrote his lectures” Paul Patton (Professor of Philosophy,
University of New South Wales): “Governmentality, Power and Rights” James
Tully (Professor of Philosophy and Political Science, University of
Victoria): “Fearless speech: Parrhesia and the critical attitude” Giovanna
Procacci (Associate Professor of Sociology, Milan University) Darius Rejali
(Professor of Political Science, Reed College): “Pastoral Power, Torture
and Democracy”
Tom Osborne (Reader in Social Theory, Bristol University): “Foucault as
Educator” Nikolas Rose (Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics)
Graham Burchell (translator of Michel Foucault, The Abnormal and other
works; freelance writer): “Confession and Spiritual Government” Colin
Gordon (editor, Power/Knowledge; co-author and editor, The Foucault
Effect): “Philosophy and ‘political spirituality’ in the later Foucault”
Registration:
Registration details will be announced shortly.
For enquiries and to express interest in attending please contact
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