Tribute to Michel Foucault to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death, the Faculty of Psychology of UB pays tribute to the French philosopher Michel Foucault. The event, entitled “La biopolítica 30 anys després”, takes place on Friday 7 March at the Historic Building of UB. It includes three speeches pronounced by experts Miguel Morey, emeritus professor from the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Barcelona (UB); Joseba Achotegui, lecturer of Psychology at UB, and Tomás Ibáñez, professor of Social Psychology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death, the Faculty of Psychology of UB pays tribute to the French philosopher Michel Foucault. The event, entitled “La biopolítica 30 anys després”, takes place on Friday 7 March at the Historic Building of UB. It includes three speeches pronounced by experts Miguel Morey, emeritus professor from the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Barcelona (UB); Joseba Achotegui, lecturer of Psychology at UB, and Tomás Ibáñez, professor of Social Psychology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Tomás Ibáñez gives the lecture “Foucault o la ética y la práctica de la libertad. Dinamitar espejismos y propiciar insumisiones”. Then, Miguel Morey pronounces the speech “Locura y trastorno mental desde la perspectiva de Foucault” and, finally, Joseba Achotegui gives the speech “La vigencia de la obra de Foucault en la sociedad de la información y el DSM”.
Michel Foucault is a 20th-centruy French philosopher. The validity of his work increases every day. It combines different subject areas like history, psychology or philosophy, even if he always considered himself “an archaeologist of knowledge”. He studied and denounced how the normalization exerted by the power is the result of misunderstanding being different with being ill.
The event is broadcast live on the portal UBtv.