About the beginning of the hermeneutics of the self lectures at dartmouth college 1980 foucault michel cremonesi laura davidson arnold i irrera orazio . In 1980 michel foucault began a vast project of research on the relationship between subjectivity and truth an examination of conscience confession and truth telling that would become a crucial feature of his life long work on the relationship between knowledge power and the self. About the beginning of the hermeneutics of the self lectures at dartmouth college 1980 the chicago foucault project ebook foucault michel fruchaud henri paul . In the fall of 1980 michel foucault visited a number of cities and universities in the united states he gave lectures at dartmouth college the university of california at berkeley and princeton university and gave a. Michel foucault about the beginning of the hermeneutics of the self lectures at dartmouth college 1980 graham burchell tr university of chicago press 2016 140pp 2500 hbk isbn 9780226188546 reviewed by cynthia d coe central washington university