Our fall reading series will focus on the subject of the self, its formation, and possibilities for transformation. Readings will primarily be by Foucault but we will also read selections from the critical theory tradition.
Wk 2 - Oct 5 - Foucault, "Ethics of Concern for the Self as a Practice of Freedom", 1984 interview (from EW1) (note: CGC will have a guest visitor this week, Vincent Colapietro (Penn State); see his recent paper on Dewey & Foucault)
The remainder of the schedule is a DRAFT and will be finalized in week 1:
Wk 3 - Oct 12 - selections from Discipline and Punish, 1975 (Colin away)
Wk 4 - Oct 19 - selections from History of Sexuality v1 (The Will to Know), 1976 (Colin away)
Wk 5 - Oct 26 - "About the Beginnings of the Hermeneutics of the Subject", 1980 Dartmouth lectures (note: guest visitor Christine Daigle (Brock University))
Wk 6 - Nov 2 - The Courage of Truth, 1984 CdF, Lectures 1 & 2 ([link to text])
Wk 7 - Nov 9 - The Courage of Truth, 1984 CdF, Lectures 5 & 6 (too much reading?)
Wk 8 - Nov 16 - The Courage of Truth, 1984 CdF, Lectures 9 & 10 (too much reading?)
Wk 9 - Nov 23 - no meeting for holiday
Wk 10 - Nov 3 - Habermas, "Individualization through Socialization" in Postmetaphysical Thinking ([link])
Wk Ex - Dec 7 - ? Habermas, tba
Other possible texts:
"Genealogy of Ethics" interview (from EW1)
Herm Subj, 1982 CdF, Lecture 1
Gov Self & Others, 1983 CdF, Lecture 19
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