Full Description
Michel Foucault's influential work spanned a wide array of intellectual disciplines, his writings having been widely taken up in philosophy, history, literary criticism and political theory.
Focusing on the implications of Foucault's theories for education, whilst characterizing them as provocative, problematizing, poetic and playful, Lynn Fendler describes the historical context for understanding Foucault's ground breaking critiques. Including a discussion of his major theories of disciplinary power, genealogy, discourse and subjectivity, this text provides generative explanations of concepts, using analogies to the Internet and to food, in order to connect Foucault's theories to everyday experience.
Contents
Series Editor's Preface
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Part I: Intellectual Biography
1. Foucault and His World
Part II: Critical Exposition of Foucault's Work
2. Definitions of Major Concepts
3. Summaries of Major Works
Part III: The Reception and Influence of Foucault's Work
4. The Prolific Writer and Thinker
Part IV: The Relevance of Foucault's Work Today
5. A Philosophical Legacy
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index
