A Foucault Primer: Discourse, Power and the Subject - Brossura

McHoul, Alec; Grace, Wendy

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ISBN 10: 0814754805 ISBN 13: 9780814754801

Casa editrice: New York Univ Pr, 1997

Riassunto

An essential introduction to the pre-eminent philosopher Michel Foucault

In such seminal works as Madness and Civilization, Discipline and Punish, and The History of Sexuality, the late philosopher Michel Foucault explored what our politics, our sexuality, our societal conventions, and our changing notions of truth told us about ourselves. In the process, Foucault garnered a reputation as one of the pre-eminent philosophers of the latter half of the twentieth century and has served as a primary influence on successive generations of philosophers and cultural critics.

With A Foucault Primer, Alec McHoul and Wendy Grace bring Foucault's work into focus for the uninitiated. Written in crisp and concise prose, A Foucault Primer explicates three central concepts of Foucauldian theory—discourse, power, and the subject—and suggests that Foucault’s work has much yet to contribute to contemporary debate.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Alec McHoul teaches at Murdoch University.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: New York Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0814754805
• ISBN 13: 9780814754801
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 140
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile