By Nadia Urbinati If I concern myself with the G.I.P. [Groupe d’information sur les prisons], it is because I prefer effective work to university chattering and scribbling books. …On the other hand, a concrete political action in favor of prisoners… Continue Reading
By Bernard E. Harcourt [This article draws on a longer essay titled “The ’73 Graft: Punishment, Political Economy, and the Genealogy of Morals”] In their fascinating and provocative articles on The Punitive Society, Didier Fassin, Axel Honneth, and Nadia Urbinati raise… Continue Reading
This second session will take place at the Casa Hispánica, 612 West 116th Street, room 201 at 6:15 pm sharp. You can get to Casa Hispánica following these directions. There will be a live, active “live-stream and tweeting” room (the “LST room”). For this… Continue Reading
By Étienne Balibar Translated by Raphaëlle Jean Burns By way of preparation for the second seminar, I would like to make a few remarks on the trace of Althusser in these lectures, Penal Theories and Institutions (1971-1972). Naturally, I cannot claim that… Continue Reading
By Jesús R. Velasco Let me build on the fascinating introductory comments of Nancy Luxon and Jim Faubion to articulate some questions that may connect Foucault’s theoretical interventions in the Lectures on the Will to Know with the contemporary issues… Continue Reading
In preparation of the first seminar, we encourage you to visit the Foucault 13/13 blog. You will find articles introducing and discussing Lectures on the Will to Know (1970-1971), as well as reading suggestions. Please join in the conversation by… Continue Reading
By Agnese Codebò, Raphaëlle Burns, Ibai Atuxta, and Luca Provenzano The Live Streaming and Twitter (LST) room is a dynamic, interactive space, that will be run simultaneously alongside the Foucault 13/13 seminar room. Our mission is to extend participation beyond the… Continue Reading