October 22, 1985 to June 3, 1986

After Michel Foucault's death from AIDS on June 25, 1984, Deleuze decided to devote an entire year of his seminar to a study of Foucault's writings. Deleuze analyses in detail what he took to be the three "axes" of Foucault's thought: knowledge, power, and subjectivation. Parts of the seminar contributed to the publication of Deleuze's book Foucault (Paris: Minuit, 1986), which subsequently appeared in an English translation by Seán Hand (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1988).

For archival purposes, the English translations are based on the original transcripts from Paris 8, all of which have been revised with reference to the BNF recordings available thanks to Hidenobu Suzuki, and with the generous assistance of Marc Haas.

This seminar consists of 26 sessions held from October 1985 to June 1986. 

Lectures in this Seminar

Foucault / 01
Lecture Date: October 22, 1985
Foucault / 02
Lecture Date: October 29, 1985
Foucault / 03
Lecture Date: November 5, 1985
Foucault / 04
Lecture Date: November 12, 1985
Foucault / 05
Lecture Date: November 19, 1985
Foucault / 06
Lecture Date: November 26, 1985
Foucault / 07
Lecture Date: December 10, 1985
Foucault / 08
Lecture Date: December 17, 1985
Foucault / 09
Lecture Date: January 7, 1986
Foucault / 10
Lecture Date: January 14, 1986
Foucault / 11
Lecture Date: January 21, 1986
Foucault / 12
Lecture Date: January 28, 1986
Foucault / 13
Lecture Date: February 25, 1986
Foucault / 14
Lecture Date: March 4, 1986
Foucault / 15
Lecture Date: March 11, 1986
Foucault / 16
Lecture Date: March 18, 1986
Foucault / 17
Lecture Date: March 25, 1986
Foucault / 18
Lecture Date: April 8, 1986
Foucault / 19
Lecture Date: April 15, 1986
Foucault / 20
Lecture Date: April 22, 1986
Foucault / 21
Lecture Date: April 29, 1986
Foucault / 22
Lecture Date: May 6, 1986
Foucault / 23
Lecture Date: May 13, 1986
Foucault / 24
Lecture Date: May 20, 1986
Foucault / 25
Lecture Date: May 27, 1986
Foucault / 26
Lecture Date: June 3, 1986