Sets out to offer a clear exposition of key Foucauldian ideas such as 'the death of the author', the relationship between body and text, Foucault's complex writings on discourse and power, the episteme, and historical knowledge...full of useful insights. Sets out to offer a clear exposition of key Foucauldian ideas such as 'the death of the author', the relationship between body and text, Foucault's complex writings on discourse and power, the episteme, and historical knowledge...full of useful insights.
The ideal guide to Foucault's work for the non-specialist reader. Organised into easy-to-follow thematic sections, it allows the student to explore Foucault's work with no previous knowledge of contemporary theory. It takes the student through the major strands of Foucault's thought on power and knowledge, discipline and punishment, history and the subject, in a clear and engaging style, providing an easy entry into the complexities of Foucault's thinking.
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The ideal guide to Foucault's work for the non-specialist reader. Organised into easy-to-follow thematic sections, it allows the student to explore Foucault's work with no previous knowledge of contemporary theory.
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Body and text; power, truth and strategy; to discipline and subject; subjectivities and selves; thought from the outside; thinking against Foucault; between death - obliteration.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780748610389
Publisert
1998-04-01
Utgiver
Edinburgh University Press
Vekt
508 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
176
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