Foucault Studies: Call For Papers
(apologies for cross-posting)
A new electronic, refereed, international journal titled Foucault Studies is
announced. The first issue will be published in November 2004. Submissions
are welcomed.
Full details of the journal can be found at www.foucault-studies.com
Although this is an online journal submissions should conform to the same
standards of presentation and content as other journals. All papers will be
peer-reviewed before acceptance. Please see the detailed submission
guidelines at http://www.qut.edu.au/edu/cpol/foucst/guide.html
Background
Interest in the work of the French thinker Michel Foucault continues to
develop within the English-speaking world at an exponential rate. There
exists an ever-expanding corpus of writing which deals either directly with
his work or uses his ideas as the basis for other research. Indeed, some of
his ideas are now so well recognized (notably on power) as to no longer
require attribution. In addition to this, the popularity of the various
Foucault websites on the internet attests to the influence of his work.
Aside from being widely used at the research level, Foucault's work is also
commonly referred to in university undergraduate courses across the
humanities and the social sciences, as well as in applied professional
disciplines, e.g., education, architecture and social work. There are
several research and discussion networks in existence which focus on his
work, the Foucault Centre in Paris, the History of the Present groups in
Canada and the UK, the Foucault Circle in the USA and a new Centro de
Estudios Multidisciplinarios Michel Foucault in Mexico.
Given this general context, a journal which provides a forum for the
discussion of Foucault's work, the publication of new translations and
reviews and reports of books, conferences and other activities in relation
to his work is well overdue.
Aims of the journal
The journal will provide a forum for discussion of Foucault which goes
beyond received orthodoxies, simplifications and uncritical appropriations.
Firstly, the journal aims to publish work utilizing the more familiar
material by Foucault. Secondly, the journal will avail itself of the wide
range of material made available via the 1994 four volume publication (in
French) of over 360 of Foucault's shorter writings. And, thirdly, the
journal will examine, interpret and comment on the more recent and ongoing
publication of his lectures. Much of this material is still in the process
of being translated into English.
Recognizing that Foucault's work is being used productively across the globe
and across a whole range of disciplines, the journal will invite submission
of material that not only deals with his work directly but also material
that critiques, updates and augments his claims across very diverse
geographical, disciplinary and historical domains. Just to name a few of the
areas which will be covered: power, politics, law, history, social and
cultural theory, sexuality, race, religion, gender studies, psychoanalysis,
philosophy, architecture, education, health studies, management studies,
media studies. These are merely some of the areas touched on by those
inspired by Foucault's work. In addition the journal will look to publish
translations of shorter pieces from Foucault's oeuvre and will carry book
reviews and conference and seminar reports.
The text of this message can be found at
http://www.qut.edu.au/edu/cpol/foucst/call.html
Dr Stuart Elden
Lecturer in Political Geography
University of Durham
Durham, DH1 3LE
http://www.geography.dur.ac.uk/information/staff/elden.html
(apologies for cross-posting)
A new electronic, refereed, international journal titled Foucault Studies is
announced. The first issue will be published in November 2004. Submissions
are welcomed.
Full details of the journal can be found at www.foucault-studies.com
Although this is an online journal submissions should conform to the same
standards of presentation and content as other journals. All papers will be
peer-reviewed before acceptance. Please see the detailed submission
guidelines at http://www.qut.edu.au/edu/cpol/foucst/guide.html
Background
Interest in the work of the French thinker Michel Foucault continues to
develop within the English-speaking world at an exponential rate. There
exists an ever-expanding corpus of writing which deals either directly with
his work or uses his ideas as the basis for other research. Indeed, some of
his ideas are now so well recognized (notably on power) as to no longer
require attribution. In addition to this, the popularity of the various
Foucault websites on the internet attests to the influence of his work.
Aside from being widely used at the research level, Foucault's work is also
commonly referred to in university undergraduate courses across the
humanities and the social sciences, as well as in applied professional
disciplines, e.g., education, architecture and social work. There are
several research and discussion networks in existence which focus on his
work, the Foucault Centre in Paris, the History of the Present groups in
Canada and the UK, the Foucault Circle in the USA and a new Centro de
Estudios Multidisciplinarios Michel Foucault in Mexico.
Given this general context, a journal which provides a forum for the
discussion of Foucault's work, the publication of new translations and
reviews and reports of books, conferences and other activities in relation
to his work is well overdue.
Aims of the journal
The journal will provide a forum for discussion of Foucault which goes
beyond received orthodoxies, simplifications and uncritical appropriations.
Firstly, the journal aims to publish work utilizing the more familiar
material by Foucault. Secondly, the journal will avail itself of the wide
range of material made available via the 1994 four volume publication (in
French) of over 360 of Foucault's shorter writings. And, thirdly, the
journal will examine, interpret and comment on the more recent and ongoing
publication of his lectures. Much of this material is still in the process
of being translated into English.
Recognizing that Foucault's work is being used productively across the globe
and across a whole range of disciplines, the journal will invite submission
of material that not only deals with his work directly but also material
that critiques, updates and augments his claims across very diverse
geographical, disciplinary and historical domains. Just to name a few of the
areas which will be covered: power, politics, law, history, social and
cultural theory, sexuality, race, religion, gender studies, psychoanalysis,
philosophy, architecture, education, health studies, management studies,
media studies. These are merely some of the areas touched on by those
inspired by Foucault's work. In addition the journal will look to publish
translations of shorter pieces from Foucault's oeuvre and will carry book
reviews and conference and seminar reports.
The text of this message can be found at
http://www.qut.edu.au/edu/cpol/foucst/call.html
Dr Stuart Elden
Lecturer in Political Geography
University of Durham
Durham, DH1 3LE
http://www.geography.dur.ac.uk/information/staff/elden.html