sp ired ▁by ▁a ▁correspond ence ▁with ▁the ▁sur real ist ▁artist ▁René ▁Mag rit te , ▁Fou ca ult ▁started ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁the ▁impression ist ▁artist ▁Éd ou ard ▁Man et , ▁but ▁never ▁completed ▁it . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Fou ca ult ▁returned ▁to ▁Paris , ▁moving ▁into ▁an ▁a partment ▁on ▁the ▁R ue ▁de ▁V aug ir ard . ▁After ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁student ▁protest s , ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education ▁Ed gar ▁Fa ure ▁respond ed ▁by ▁found ing ▁new ▁univers ities ▁with ▁greater ▁aut onomy . ▁Most ▁prominent ▁of ▁these ▁was ▁the ▁Centre ▁Exp ér iment al ▁de ▁V inc ennes ▁in ▁V inc ennes ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Paris . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁prominent ▁academ ics ▁were ▁asked ▁to ▁select ▁teachers ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁Centre ' s ▁depart ments , ▁and ▁C angu il heim ▁recommended ▁Fou ca ult ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Philosoph y ▁Department . ▁Be coming ▁a ▁ten ured ▁professor ▁of ▁V inc ennes , ▁Fou ca ult ' s ▁desire ▁was ▁to ▁obtain ▁" the ▁best ▁in ▁French ▁philosophy ▁today " ▁for ▁his ▁department , ▁employ ing ▁Michel ▁Ser res , ▁Jud ith ▁Miller , ▁A lain ▁Bad i ou , ▁Jacques ▁R anci ère , ▁François ▁Reg na ult , ▁Henri ▁We ber , ▁Ét ienne ▁Bal ib ar , ▁and ▁François ▁Ch âte let ; ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁Marx ists ▁or ▁ult ra - left