Event Description
Speaker: Dr. Sarah Hansen, assistant teaching professor of philosophy
Topic: Meanings of Life: Feminist Resources in Michel Foucault's Theory of Biopolitics
This presentation focuses on French philosopher Michel Foucault's theory of biopolitics. According to Foucault, biopolitics is a political rationality that disciplines and regulates populations, working to control and direct life forces. The author will explore the understanding of life or bio- at work in Foucault's biopolitics as well as the resources that this concept might provide to feminist philosophy. Refreshments will be provided.
The College of Arts and Sciences’ Philosophy Program is excited to announce its first ever “Philosophy Week,” March 4-8, 2013. Drexel Philosophy Week 2013 is free and open to the entire Drexel community. The event is sponsored by the Department of English and Philosophy, the Department of Culture and Communication, the Department of Psychology, and the Drexel Philosophy Club. For more information, please contact Dr. Pete Amato, director of the Drexel Philosophy Program, at peterama@drexel.edu. |
