The chair Biography and publications Public lectures Annual summaries Audios and videos News Upcoming Previous Electing Foucault to the Collège de France: Scientific and Political Implications Orazio Irrera & Céline Surprenant Special events 22 Sep 2026 17:30 to 19:00 Foucault and College Life: Dialogue with Peers, Establishment of Chairs Aurèle Méthivier & Sandra Boehringer Special events 13 Oct 2026 17:30 to 19:00 Foucault the Teacher: The Coherence of a Career Path and Its Place in His Work Philippe Sabot & Elisabetta Basso Special events 3 Nov 2026 17:30 to 19:00 Working with Foucault: The College's Seminars Pasquale Pasquino & Carolina Verlengia Special events 24 Nov 2026 17:30 to 19:00 The History and Legacy of a Lesson: “What Is the Enlightenment?” Antoine Lilti Special events 15 Dec 2026 17:30 to 19:00 Next 13 series Filters Event type Event type (-) Lecture (13) Opening lecture (1) Special events (1) Academic year Academic year 1983 - 1984 (1) 1982 - 1983 (1) 1981 - 1982 (1) 1980 - 1981 (1) 1979 - 1980 (1) 1978 - 1979 (1) 1977 - 1978 (1) 1975 - 1976 (1) 1974 - 1975 (1) 1973 - 1974 (1) 1972 - 1973 (1) 1971 - 1972 (1) 1970 - 1971 (1) Active filters Lecture 1983 - 1984 The Government of Self and Others : the courage of truth Michel Foucault 01 Feb 1984 → 28 Mar 1984 Lecture 01 Feb 1984 → 28 Mar 1984 1982 - 1983 Government of self and others Michel Foucault 05 Jan 1983 → 09 Mar 1983 Lecture 05 Jan 1983 → 09 Mar 1983 1981 - 1982 Hermeneutics of the subject Michel Foucault 06 Jan 1982 → 24 Mar 1982 Lecture 06 Jan 1982 → 24 Mar 1982 1980 - 1981 Subjectivity and truth Michel Foucault 07 Jan 1981 → 01 Apr 1981 Lecture 07 Jan 1981 → 01 Apr 1981 1979 - 1980 Government of the living Michel Foucault 09 Jan 1980 → 26 Mar 1980 Lecture 09 Jan 1980 → 26 Mar 1980 1978 - 1979 The birth of biopolitics Michel Foucault 10 Jan 1979 → 04 Apr 1979 Lecture 10 Jan 1979 → 04 Apr 1979 1977 - 1978 Security, territory and population Michel Foucault 11 Jan 1978 → 05 Apr 1978 Lecture 11 Jan 1978 → 05 Apr 1978 1975 - 1976 "We must defend the company" Michel Foucault 07 Jan 1976 → 17 Mar 1976 Lecture 07 Jan 1976 → 17 Mar 1976 1974 - 1975 The Abnormals Michel Foucault 08 Jan 1975 → 19 Mar 1975 Lecture 08 Jan 1975 → 19 Mar 1975 1973 - 1974 Psychiatric power Michel Foucault 07 Nov 1973 → 06 Feb 1974 Lecture 07 Nov 1973 → 06 Feb 1974 1972 - 1973 The Punitive Society Michel Foucault 03 Jan 1973 → 28 Mar 1973 Not recorded Lecture 03 Jan 1973 → 28 Mar 1973 1971 - 1972 Penal institutions and theories Michel Foucault 24 Nov 1971 → 08 Mar 1972 Not recorded Lecture 24 Nov 1971 → 08 Mar 1972 1970 - 1971 Lessons on the will to know Michel Foucault 09 Dec 1970 → 17 Mar 1971 Not recorded Lecture 09 Dec 1970 → 17 Mar 1971
