Foucault Now by James Faubion

Foucault Now by James Faubion

Michel Foucault is recognized as one of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers, however the authors in this volume contend that more use can be made of Foucault than has yet been done and that some of the uses to which Foucault has so far been put run the risk of and occasionally simply amount to misuse.

"No thinker of the last generation helped shape understandings of the world more powerfully than FoucaultThis splendid and up-to-date anthology shows that his work, through its various phases, retains its analytic power today."
—Simon During, University of Queensland

"Now is an appropriate time to reassess Foucault's work, to reflect upon its significance, relevance, and impact. These wide-ranging and challenging essays by leading figures in the field demonstrate the extraordinary breadth and depth of Foucault's contribution to the social sciences and humanities."
—Barry Smart, University of Portsmouth

"Foucault Now shows that 'Foucault then' is as relevant today as ever he was. The essays collected here traverse the full range of Foucault's work. In situating his concerns and methods within the politics of his times, they also connect them to the politics of the present with a compelling urgency. Foucault's originality still astonishes, and he remains simply indispensable."
—Tony Bennett, University of Western Sydney

James Faubion is professor of anthropology at Rice University. His previous publications include "Foucault's Genealogy of Ethics," in A Companion to Moral Anthropology, edited by Didier Fassin (Wiley, 2012) and An Anthropology of Ethics (Cambridge, 2011) with George Marcus, ed.

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ISBN 13	9780745663791
ISBN 10	0745663796
Title	Foucault Now
Author	James Faubion
Series	Theory Now
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2014-02-14
Number of pages	232
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