A Foucault Primer: Discourse, Power And The Subject - Couverture souple

McHoul, Alec; Grace, Wendy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1857285530 ISBN 13 : 9781857285536

Editeur : Routledge, 1995

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A Foucault Primer An introductory guide to one of the seminal thinkers in social and cultural theory. The text provides an explanation and critique of Foucault's idea in relation to Marxist theory, structural linguistics and social thought, organized around central Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Who are we today? That deceptively simple question continued to be asked by the French historian and philosopher, Michel Foucault, who for the last three decades has had a profound influence on English-speaking scholars in the humanities and social sciences.; This text is designed for undergraduates and others who feel in need of some assistance when coming to grips with Foucault's voluminous and complex writings. Instead of dealing with them chronologically, however, this book concentrates on some of their central concepts, primarily Foucault's rethinking of the categories of "discourse", "power", and " the subject".; Foucault's writings contribute collectively to what he himself calls "an ontology of the present". His historical research was always geared towards showing how things could have been and still could be otherwise. This is especially the case with respect to the production of human subjects.

Présentation de l'éditeur

An introductory guide to one of the seminal thinkers in social and cultural theory. The text provides an explanation and critique of Foucault's idea in relation to Marxist theory, structural linguistics and social thought, organized around central

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1857285530
• ISBN 13: 9781857285536
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 156