A dialogue regarding the history of sexuality and the Christian confession.
Foucault famously states, "Where there is power, there is resistance". Resistance is not outside of power but is a constant, shifting counter-pressure within every power relation. Key Contents & Chapters
Essential summaries of his genealogical method and the concept of "subjugated knowledges". Truth and Power An influential interview defining the "regime of truth". 8 The Eye of Power A discussion on Jeremy Bentham and the Panopticon. 11 Confession of the Flesh Power/knowledge : selected interviews and other...
Through the metaphor of the Panopticon , Foucault illustrates how modern institutions (prisons, schools, hospitals) use surveillance to make individuals monitor themselves. This produces "docile bodies" that are both useful and obedient.
Foucault rejects the idea that knowledge is neutral or that power is only held by kings or states. Instead, he argues they are joined (power/knowledge): power requires knowledge to function, and knowledge is produced within power relations to reinforce them. A dialogue regarding the history of sexuality and
Each society has its own "politics of truth"—the types of discourse it accepts and makes function as true.
CONTENTS. page. Preface. vii. Translations and Sources. xi. 1 On Popular Justice: A Discussion with Maoists. 1. 2 Prison Talk. 37. Power/Knowledge by Michel Foucault | Literature and Writing Key Contents & Chapters Essential summaries of his
The book consists of 11 primary sections, including interviews and lectures that clarify his major works like Discipline and Punish and The History of Sexuality . Primary Focus On Popular Justice A discussion on the judicial system and people's courts. 2 Prison Talk Refines his analysis of the carceral system. 5 Two Lectures
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