Michel Foucault

by Mills; Sara

• ISBN13: 9780415245692
• ISBN10: 0415245699
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2003-06-24
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

It is impossible to imagine contemporary critical theory without the work of Michel Foucault. His radical reworkings of the concepts of power, knowledge, discourse and identity have influenced the widest possible range of theories and impacted upon disciplinary fields from literary studies to anthropology. Aimed at students approaching Foucault's texts for the first time, this volume offers: * an examination of Foucault's contexts * a guide to his key ideas * an overview of responses to his work * practical hints on 'using Foucault' * an annotated guide to his most influential works * suggestions for further reading. Challenging not just what we think but how we think, Foucault's work remains the subject of heated debate. Sara Mills'Michel Foucaultoffers an introduction to both the ideas and the debate, fully equipping student readers for an encounter with this most influential of thinkers.

Table of Contents

Series editor's preface	ix
Acknowledgements	xiii
WHY FOUCAULT?	1	(8)
KEY IDEAS	9	(2)
1 Foucault's intellectual and political development	11	(22)
2 Power and institutions	33	(20)
3 Discourse	53	(14)
4 Power/knowledge	67	(14)
5 The body and sexuality	81	(16)
6 Questioning the subject: madness and sanity	97	(12)
AFTER FOUCAULT	109	(18)
FURTHER READING	127	(8)
Works cited	135	(10)
Index	145