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 1 series Filters Event type Event type Lecture (1) Academic year Academic year 2026 - 2027 (1) 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 (2) Active filters 1978 - 1979 1978 - 1979 The birth of biopolitics Michel Foucault 10 Jan 1979 → 04 Apr 1979 Lecture 10 Jan 1979 → 04 Apr 1979
