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Philosophy, critique and the present : the question of autonomy in Michel Foucault’s thought
No full textA staggered fully explicit lagrangian Finite Element Method for Fluid-Structure-Interaction problems
No full textLac d'amour. Il latte e i suoi derivati. Atti del VII Colloquio Interuniversitario Homo Edens. Vicenza 14-16 marzo 2001
No full textIntroduction : Foucault and the Making of Subjects : Rethinking Autonomy between Subjection and Subjectivation
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Variationally consistent self-stabilized Virtual Elements for 2D locking-free elastoplasticity
No full textA variationally consistent numerical approach based on the Virtual Element Method (VEM) is presented for the analysis of 2D elastoplasticity problems. The mixed Hu-Washizu functional of elasticity is extended to incorporate the energy contributions specific to the finite-step elastoplastic problem. It is demonstrated how the governing equations of the discretized elastoplastic problem - including the loading-unloading conditions - emerge naturally as the stationarity conditions of the VEM-discretized functional. Spurious hourglass modes are prevented by formulating a self-stabilized version of Virtual Elements (VEs) that exploits the possibility offered by the mixed approach to define strain and displacement approximations of the same order. The insensitivity of VEs to element distortion and the possibility to use polygonal elements with any shape and number of edges is tested with the analysis of several benchmarks from the literature. It is shown how accurate solutions can be obtained also in the case of non-convex quadrilateral or pentagonal elements. Additionally, the role of internal moment degrees of freedom in preventing elastoplastic locking at the plastic failure limit is elucidated
Foucault and the Making of Subjects
No full textMichel Foucault’s account of the subject has a double meaning: it relates to both being a “subject of” and being “subject to” political forces. This book interrogates the philosophical and political consequences of such a dual definition of the subject, by exploring the processes of subjectivation and objectivation through which subjects are produced. Drawing together well-known scholars of Foucaultian thought and critical theory, alongside a newly translated interview with Foucault himself, the book will engage in a serious reconsideration of the notion of “autonomy” beyond the liberal tradition, connecting it to processes of subjectivation. In the face of the ongoing proliferation of analyses using the notion of subjectivation, this book will retrace Foucault’s reflections on it and interrogate the current theoretical and political implications of a series of approaches that mobilize the Foucaultian understanding of the subject in relation to truth and power
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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