CFP: Foucault and Mobilities Research (2012)

Call for Papers : Foucault and Mobilities Research A Two-Day Symposium, 6th and 7th of January 2013, Lucerne, Switzerland The publication in English and in German of Michel Foucault’s lectures at the Collège de France in the years 1970-1984 has been a key driver of the recent renaissance of research inspired by his work across [...]

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Governing Human Beings in the Age of the Brain: A Symposium with Nikolas Rose

Governing Human Beings in the Age of the Brain: A Symposium with Nikolas Rose Presented by the Centre for the History of European Discourses at the University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld, Australia Wednesday, November 16 1.30pm to 5.30pm Social Sciences and Humanities Library Conference Room, Level 1 Duhig Building (Bldg 2), St Lucia Campus [...]

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CFP: Politics Beyond the Biopolitical Subject (2011)

Politics Beyond the Biopolitical Subject A Symposium Brisbane, Australia, December 8-9, 2011 Hosted by Griffith University Funded by the Finnish Academy The theory of biopolitics has, in the years since Michel Foucault first deployed the concept, taken a decidedly affirmative turn. No longer is biopolitics theorized simply to expose the violence done to human beings [...]

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