Modern Living and Vital Race: Foucault and the Science of Life

The paper examines the relation between Foucault’s account of modern race and racism in the "Society Must Be Defended" lectures and his analysis of the emergence of the modern notion of life and its science in The Order of Things. In "Society Must Be Defended," Foucault uses the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mary Beth Mader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CBS Open Journals 2011-09-01
Series:Foucault Studies
Online Access:https://192.168.7.24:443/index.php/foucault-studies/article/view/3336