Monsters of Sex: Michel Foucault and the Problem of Life

This article argues, contra-Derrida, that Foucault does not essentialize or pre-comprehend the meaning of life or bio- in his writings on biopolitics. Instead, Foucault problematizes life and provokes genealogical questions about the meaning of modernity more broadly. In The Order of Things, the 197...

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Main Author: Sarah K. Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CBS Open Journals 2018-06-01
Series:Foucault Studies
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Online Access:https://192.168.7.24:443/index.php/foucault-studies/article/view/5528