Dr Maxime Lallement
Lecturer
My profile
Biography
I am a Philosophy Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University. My research interests include Biopower and Biopolitics; 20th Century and Contemporary French Theory (especially Foucault, Deleuze, Canguilhem), the concepts of Norms and Normativity in contemporary French philosophy, the concepts of truth and discourse in 20th Century/contemporary French thought.
Words of wisdom
“People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don’t know is what what they do does.” (Michel Foucault, The History of Madness)
Academic and professional qualifications
PhD in Philosophy (Manchester Metropolitan University)
MA in Philosophy (UPJV, France / Manchester Metropolitan University)
BA in Philosophy (UPJV, France)
BA in English Studies (UPJV, France)
Other academic service (administration and management)
Third Year: Independent Project Coordinator
British History & Culture International Summer School Departmental Representative
Disability Departmental Coordinator
Languages
French (native)
English (near native)
Teaching
Why do I teach?
I teach Philosophy because it is to me the best way to get to understand and challenge the ever-increasing complexity of the world around us. Teaching allows me to constantly think, challenge and re-evaluate my own assumptions, and is a true motor for research and renewed intellectual curiosity.
How I’ll teach you
I will do my best to instigate philosophical questioning from real-life problems and situations, as well as to help students to become confident when engaging with philosophical texts. I will encourage discussion and interaction, showing that Philosophy is not simply an academic subject, but also a perpetual way to engage with the world around us.
Subject areas
Contemporary French Philosophy (with an emphasis on Foucault, Canguilhem and Deleuze)
French Philosophy
Continental Philosophy (broadly speaking), Phenomenology
Research outputs
Biopower and Biopolitics; 20th Century and Contemporary French Theory (especially Foucault, Deleuze, Canguilhem), the concepts of Norms and Normativity in contemporary French philosophy, the concepts of truth and discourse in 20th Century/contemporary French thought.
Published Articles:
• Brahic, B. & Lallement, M. “From ‘Expats’ to ‘Migrants’: strategies of resilience among French movers in post-Brexit Manchester.” Migration and Development, Vol. 7, August 2018, pp. 1-17
• “Foucault’s Biopolitics: A Critique of Ontology” in Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology, Vol. 43, n°1, January 2012, pp. 76-91
• Translation of “Foucault’s Bodies” by Dr Mathieu Potte-Bonneville in Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology, Vol. 43, n°1, January 2012, pp. 22-44
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Journal articles
Brahic, B., Lallement, M. (2018) 'From ‘Expats’ to ‘Migrants’: strategies of resilience among French movers in post-Brexit Manchester’.' Migration and Development, 9(1) pp. 8-24.