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Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison
Excellent and thought-provoking.: Other reviews have done a nice job of explaining the textual benefits of the book, so let me explain its practical benefit. I'll keep this short and sweet. This is an excellent text to trot out during a sociology or [... more]
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Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings, ...
Brilliant Thought, Not Brilliantly Presented: Don't get me wrong - Foucault is an absolutely brilliant thinker and modern philosopher. His methods of utilizing classical thought and analysis in the study of modern problems (at least up to the mid-20th [... more]
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Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the ...
Try the newest edition - April 2007: A new edition w footnotes, etc. is out. Here is a review: "Foucault the Historian (Mark Bauerlein) A new translation of the book that launched Michel Foucault's international fame has just come out. The book is [... more]
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The History of Sexuality, Vol. 1: An Introduction
Somewhat wordy, but deserves consideration: Foucault has been criticized for being too wordy, and to a large extent I agree. He deals with complex topics and histories and tries to mesh philosophy with sexuality with politics with morality, etc. It can [... more]
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The History of Sexuality, Vol. 2: The Use of Pleasure
Good Use of Leisure: Although it is not as theoretically courageous, The Use of Pleasure is tenfold more interesting and approachable than the first volume in this trilogy on the history of sexuality. Foucault delves deep into the recesses of our [... more]
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Abnormal: Lectures at the College de France, 1974-1975
A continuation of the post-modernist project: If you are familiar with Foucault, then saying that "Abnormal" is in many ways a continuation of "Discipline and Punish" should be enough. "Abnormal" deals with how social [... more]
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The History of Sexuality, Vol. 3: The Care of the Self
Exposes the Seeds of Contemporary Practice: This is my favorite volume in The History of Sexuality. In The Care of the Self, Foucault traces the shift towards a greater concern over sexual praxis which initiated a more severe ethical code from the one [... more]
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Herculine Barbin (Being the Recently Discovered Memoirs ...
A very deep and intriguing novel!: I had the pleasure of reading this novel for a college class, and I must admit that it was psychologically stimulating in one sense, and poignant in another sense. The fact that the story is actually based on true [... more]
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Religion and Culture
A mixed bag: As the English speaking world is lacking the definitive collection of Foucault's numerous occasional writings for journals, newspapers and forwards to books, any addition to the ever-expanding oeuvre of translations is a plus. Most of the [... more]
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This Is Not a Pipe (Quantum Books)
Great quick introduction to Foucault: No, Foucault is never easy. He sometimes even writes in Foucault-ese. But the intellectual payoffs are well worth it. Seeing him approach a single painting -- which you can look at while reading the book -- is much [... more]
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Mental Illness and Psychology
Tough read: Foucault has always interested me. This book is a hard read. It is an early book. It is a thin book. It takes a few days to chew through. The fairly accurate one sentence summary is: The definition of being normal relative to being mentally [... more]
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Foucault / Blanchot: Maurice Blanchot: The Thought from ...
A Compelling Examination of the Space of the Writer: Any fan of Foucault or Blanchot should greatly appreciate these two short homages. Maurice Blanchot was originaly a literary critic who later wrote fictions, philosophical essays, and unusual hybrids [... more]
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