In comments to a post that Mich put on their Facebook page yesterday, some disagreement ensued about the merits of Agnes Callard’s participation in a symposium on the ethics of capitalism, a symposium to inaugurate the Night Owls series at University of Toronto. Callard initiated the series at University of Chicago; thus, some think it […]
Special Issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly: Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches 12 (2/3) 2026
I am very happy to present “Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches,” the amazing special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly (12 [2/3] 2026) that I have guest edited to commemorate the centennial of Michel Foucault’s birth on October 15, 1926. Feminist Philosophy Quarterly 12 (2/3) 2026: “Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches” https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/fpq/issue/view/2385 Finally, Foucault: […]
The Foucault Century Symposium, UPenn/Hybrid, Sept. 24-25, 2026
Description of graphic above: a rectangular image that states The Foucault Century Symposium at top and the dates of the conference and institution below. On the right, there is a drawing of a smiling Foucault holding a book. The Foucault Century 2026 marks the centennial of Michel Foucault’s birth and the 50-year anniversary of the publication of his landmark History […]
Dinosaurs Got Cancer and Other Mythical Assumptions of Philosophy Bros and Obnoxious Overlords in Philosophy
Daniele Lorenzini’s landmark collection The Foucauldian Mind was published at the end of July. I’m thrilled that my work on disability is included in the collection, not least because the chapters that it comprises, when taken together, comprehensively demonstrate why philosophers should relinquish their appeal to, and dependence on, self-serving claims and outdated assumptions according […]
(Draft) Introduction to Special Issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly on Foucault and Feminist Philosophy
On September 1 (or thereabouts), “Foucault and Feminist Philosophy: Other Perspectives and Approaches,” the special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly that I have guest-edited to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Foucault’s birth on October 15, 1926, will be published! I’m thrilled with the contents of the issue and eager to share them with you. So, … below […]
Whither Foucault? Or, Another Lacuna in Canadian Philosophy Departments
In various posts here on BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, I have pointed out that prospective disabled graduate students who want to study philosophy of disability/critical disability theory should not expect to do so in any informed and comprehensive way in a Canadian philosophy department. Liberal bioethics has occupied the corner of what can be said about disability […]
How Foucault Changed My Life (Guest Post by Daniele Lorenzini)
HOW FOUCAULT CHANGED MY LIFE By DANIELE LORENZINI [Description of photo below: Daniele, who has short dark hair, a beard, and mustache, stands in front of a wall with his arms crossed in front of him. He is wearing a long-sleeved shirt with buttons and a watch with a large face.] I first encountered the […]
The Foucauldian Mind — Out Later This Month! Pre-order It Now!
In February of this year, I wrote: Facebook is buzzing in anticipation of the publication of The Foucauldian Mind in September to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Michel Foucault’s birth. Edited by the illustrious Daniele Lorenzini, this landmark text has 44 chapters written by important scholars of Foucault’s work. I am delighted to be in their company […]
Another Screed against the “Woke Mob” in Academia
Recently, Paul Boghossian and some of his friends at New York University, Princeton, Harvard, and other elite institutions, published a screed against the hostile takeover of academia by the woke mob. The term they used, however, was not the woke mob – Elon Musk’s favourite scapegoat – but rather the “progressive left,” a term they chose because they are […]
Acknowledging and Celebrating the Indisputable Importance of Michel Foucault
As friends of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY by now know, 2026 is the centenary of Michel Foucault’s birth in 1926. In a recent post, I wrote: Facebook is buzzing in anticipation of the publication of The Foucauldian Mind in September to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Michel Foucault’s birth. Edited by the illustrious Daniele Lorenzini, this landmark text has […]
