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Clare O’Farrell’s blog on books, TV, films, Michel Foucault, universities etc. etc.

Michel Foucault, Histoire de la folie à l’âge Classique. Entretien avec Michel Foucault. Diffusion le 11 juillet 1961 sur France III National. In Entretiens radiophoniques, 1961-1983, Flammarion / VRIN / INA, 2024, pp. 17-19. […] no other society except ours, grants the status of mental illness alone to the madman. In all other societies, the …

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Michel Foucault, Histoire de la folie a l’âge classique. Entretien de Michel Foucault avec Nicole Brice. Enquêtes et commentaires. Diffusion le 31 mai 1961 sur France III National. In Michel Foucault, Entretiens radiophoniques, 1961-1983, Flammarion / VRIN / INA, 2024, pp. 13-16 It seemed to me that madness was a somewhat variable phenomenon in civilisation, …

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Michel Foucault, Entretiens radiophoniques, 1961-1983, Flammarion / VRIN / INA, 2024 I was delighted to see the publication of Foucault’s radio interviews in October 2024. Most of this material has not been readily available outside of archives until now. The editor, Henri-Paul Fruchaud is well-known for his extensive and meticulous editorial work on posthumous publications …

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One year on and I am still just as enthusiastic about my newly acquired fountain pen hobby. The almost infinite material configurations of pen, ink and paper make writing a thoroughly enjoyable and aesthetic experience, more subtle and more embodied than the combination of keyboard and screen. I have recently discovered further information about the …

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