FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Michel foucault - The Untold Story

Plagiarism is a kind of theft, but it is also a question of honour

Any concept that has a history, philosopher Michel Foucault tells us, cannot have a fixed definition.

The Conversation · Nov 4

Balmain Spring 2027: Inside Antonin Tron's Second Collection for the Fashion House

Balmain Spring 2027 brings together Antonin Tron's archival research, California references, bold textiles and Parisian fashion heritage.

Fashion Times · Oct 2

Lust and power: Foucault’s The History of Sexuality at 50

Fifty years ago, Michel Foucault published volume one of his monumental The History of Sexuality series, The Will to Knowledge. Foucault’s four-volume work challenging ideas about sexuality in modern societies has had huge impact.

The Conversation · Sep 2

Why asking ‘Was Jane Austen gay?’ still causes controversy

Would Jane Austen have even understood the question of whether she was gay? Michel Foucault, French theorist and author of The History of Sexuality (1976), would answer: “Non”.

The Conversation · Feb 24

The Libertarian Case for Postmodernism

Political economist Mark Pennington draws on the ideas of Hayek and Foucault to show how expert rule and government surveillance are making it harder for people to think freely and live on their own terms.

Reason · Aug 6, 2025

AI can be responsibly integrated into classrooms by answering the ‘why’ and ‘when’

Scroll through social media and you’ll find numerous videos such as “How to Use AI to write your essay in 5 minutes” or “How to skip the readings with ChatGPT.”

The Conversation · Jul 29, 2025

The voice of our own inner critic can be strong. How can we break free from the mental prison?

It’s hard, this being human thing. But the Buddha’s path, like many spiritual paths, is a hopeful one

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2025

Bob Geldof rejects idea that Live Aid was part of a ‘white saviour complex’

The musician and activist admitted that he ‘understood the argument’ at the time

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025

Roland Barthes declared the ‘death of the author’, but postcolonial critics have begged to differ

Our cultural touchstones series examines works that have had a lasting influence

The Conversation · Jul 2, 2025

Computers tracking us, an ‘electronic collar’: Gilles Deleuze’s 1990 Postcript on the Societies of Control was eerily prescient

Our cultural touchstones series looks at influential works.

The Conversation · Jun 17, 2025