k-punk and parrhesia

The meeting will examine the concept of parrêsia (truthful speech) in the late works of Michel Foucault, its connection with social criticism and the ethics of the subject; the possibility of applying the Foucauldian approach to the texts of Mark Fisher, in particular to his analysis of capitalist realism and the cultural logic of late capitalism; the relevance of parrêsia in modern political and intellectual practices, including the phenomenon of ego-documents and digital media