“Why Foucault’s critique is archaeological in its method” by Dr. Tuomo Tiisala, November 18, 18:00-

Political Philosophy Research Group Event:

Dr. Tuomo Tiisala’s Seminar: Why Foucault’s critique is archaeological in its method

【Event Details】
Date and time: Wednesday, 18 November 2026, 18:00–20:00 JST
Venue: Room 909 of the 3rd building, Waseda University
Organiser: Société des amis de Foucault
In cooperation with: Waseda Institute of Political Economy
Supported by: JPSP KAKENHI (26K03381)
Language: English
About the Event:
This workshop welcomes Tuomo Tiisala, author of Power and Freedom in the Space of Reasons: Elaborating Foucault’s Pragmatism (2024), to examine the relationship between Foucault’s critique and the archaeological method. Presentations on connections with Brandom’s inferentialism and on the reception of Foucault in Japan will provide an opportunity for discussion between the author and participants.

【Program】
18:00–18:10　Nobutora Ikeda (Ritsumeikan University), ‘The Reception of Foucault in Japan’
18:10–18:30　Kohei Nishikawa (Bunkyo Gakuin University), ‘Spaces of Reasons, Discursive Formations and Subjectivation: Brandom and Foucault’
18:30–19:00　Tuomo Tiisala (University of Vienna), ‘Why Foucault’s critique is ‘archaeological in its method’: connecting the task of critique with the archaeology of knowledge’
19:00–19:10　Break
19:10–20:00　Discussion

Contact:
Nobutora Ikeda, Société des amis de Foucault (email: [email protected]), Kazutaka Inamura, Waseda University (email: [email protected])