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Clare O'Farrell's Foucault Site

One of my favorite sites. The presentation is straightforward; the text is very readable; and images are used well throughout the site. There is a lot of information to be found here. O'Farrell is a lecturer at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. Having previously authored one book on Foucault, she is currently working on another. She has also edited a collection of essays on Foucault's influence. One of my favorite features is the Quote of the Month which offers a link to previous quotes. The FAQ link is short but informative. She has internal links to a bibliography, information on the Foucault Archives in Paris, new books, news, and articles (among others). Articles includes three of her own essays which are not primarily about Foucault but are influenced by him as well as an external link to an article by Cameron Duff more directly related to Foucault entitled "Stepping Through the Eye of Power: Foucault, Limits, and the Construction of Masculinity." She offers an extensive listing of links (a few are not functional.)

Theory.org

David Gauntlett (University of Leeds, Institute of Communications Studies) offers a well-designed site that features various angles on critical theory and includes an excellent section on Foucault. One link leads to a brief introduction, short primary bibliography, and a recommended reading list. Gauntlett's article on "What is Interesting about Michel Foucault" offers a brief introduction to Foucault's concept of power and why it is useful. Besides the useful introductory material Gauntlett offers links to two essays, a tour of Foucault's Paris, Queer theory resources, links about Judith Butler, and book reviews. He also has two humorous links to his Foucault trading card and Foucault action figure (yes, you can buy one!).

 Welcome to the World of Michel Foucault

Ben Attias of California State University, Northridge, has created an excellent site for Foucault studies. The graphic interface is very hip, using original graphic art portraits of Foucault. There are four major internal link categories: A Genealogy of Foucault (a short bibliography); Foucault Discussion Lists; Foucault Links; and Online Essays by, about or Influenced by Foucault. The discussion lists look like a lot of fun. They include a link to another list at the University of Virginia which can be searched by keyword. The Foucault Links offers links to other Foucault sites, to Lecture Notes and Commentary, and to Sites on Related Topics. Overall they are an excellent resource, though a number of the links no longer function; the ones that do are worth it. Online Essays provides a short list of links, several to the Foucauldian site. A number of these links also appear to be non-functional as well (Eye of Power, Steven Shaviro, Paul Patton), but the ones that work are worth exploring.

John Protevi's Foucault Classes

John Protevi, a Professor at LSU, offers an excellent resource from background material to outlines of several of Foucault's books. The site includes three general categories: Coursework Materials, Lectures, and Outlines. An excellent site for neophytes and those who could use more direction as they grapple with Foucault's books. Protevi offers brief lecture material on The Difficulty of Reading Foucault and useful Advice on Reading Foucault.

Foucault.info site 

This site is a preview of what will eventually be located at Foucault.info (don't try this as a link, it doesn't work yet). The current name of the site is an abbreviated form of the quotidian word 'reproblematization.' It is a relatively new site that has a very sleek, sophisticated looking interface. I find that the internal link system can be a little confusing at first and the light letters on dark background translate into eyestrain on my laptop. The 'This is not a pipe' illustrations are not links to the articles by which they are placed but instead lead to the site's search engine. Very confusing. This site intends to serve as a general reference point and hopes to become a forum and space dedicated to articles and researchers. While not as crammed with information as one might expect, the site still has some very interesting material. All of the links are internal to the site so I cannot offer direct links to some of its highlights, so check it out for yourself. The first section of links on Foucault offers the text of an Interview from 1984. Presentation leads to an excerpt from "Foucault Revolutionizes History" by Paul Veyne, a professor at the Collège de France. Mai Faire, Dire Vrai is a conversation (French text) with Foucault excerpted from a documentary video. The Documents section contains an edited transcription of Foucault's lecture on "Discourse and Truth" given at Berkeley. This is Not a Pipe contains the concluding chapter to Foucault's work by that name. The Eye of Power is an excerpt from Power/Knowledge. Diogenes the Cynic is an excerpt from a 1983 seminar by Foucault on "The Cynic Philosophers and Their Techniques." The site offers a short list of externals links to works by Foucault as well as a Gallery of images on the topics of Diogenes the Cynic and the Panopticon. The text of the "Discourse and Truth" lecture is available under Downloads.

The Foucauldian

A significant resource for Foucault. This site has a simple, graphically appealing interface (but no pictures). The primary set of internal links are Bibliography, Links, Extracts, Feedback, Contact, and Images (link doesn't work). The homepage offers a link to Foucault.info (which is described as the first interactive real-time site), but it is currently not working (a working link can be found above). The Links page offers a short list and is a mix. Extracts offers several articles related to Foucault as well as a few excerpts from his work. A number of these files are in PDF form and will be downloaded if you wish to view them. I think the articles that are available are excellent resources; however, the external links needs some work. Under the hyperlinks Foucault's Virtual Passion is incorrectly identified as an essay by James Miller; it is a review of Miller's book by Herculine Guibert.

Gen Nakayama's Foucault Site

This site offers both print and web resources. Design-wise it is straightforward with little adornment. I find the color scheme annoying, especially the red bullets and green text of the bibliographies. Most of the external links I tried worked. The site's bibliographic offerings are a bit confusing. "Monographies on Michel Foucault" leads to a list of published books; "Papers on Michel Foucault" leads to a list of journal articles. However, if you don't want your own copy of a Foucault primary bibliography, then don't click on "Bibliography of Foucault's works by Mr. Michael Karskens" as it will immediately attempt to download a copy to your computer. This site offers a few Web resources on Foucault such as "Texts," "On-line Papers," "Links to Other Pages," and a section on "Foucault's Themes." This last section offers two links, one of which appears interesting, the other bizarre. The interesting link, "Inmates Discuss Foucault," evidently is the transcript of discussions between students and prisoners at Butner prison in North Carolina concerning Foucault's ideas in Discipline and Punish. The bizarre link "Lambert Dolphins Library: Sexual Identity and Wholeness in Christ," is described as dealing with "sexuality and Cristianism [sic]." While the topic of sexuality certainly concerned Foucault, I doubt he would have found much use for the conservative Christian view of homosexuality to be found on the site other than, perhaps, as an example of a particular discursive formation. Essentialist at that.

Michel Foucault: The Culture of the Self

Ehrencrona on The History of Sexuality

Foucault at Popcultures.com

Short Introduction to Foucault

Foucault Site at Southern Oregon University

The link Foucault: Key Concepts offers a discussion of the terms 'discourse' and 'power/knowledge.' This provides a brief explanation of key concepts and their application to literary studies. The Terms link provides definitions of terms relevant to literary criticism/studies and includes several related to Foucault.

Lois Shawver's Dictionary for the Study of the Works of Michel Foucault is an excellent resource for definitions of Foucault's terms. She also offers a list of English language works by Foucault and includes her Notes on Reading Foucault's Birth of the Clinic.

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