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Michel Foucault's work was described at his death as 'the most important event of thought in our century'. As a philosopher, historian and political activist, he certainly left behind an enduring and influential body of work, but is this acclaim justified? "Introducing Foucault" places his work in its turbulent philosophical and political context, and critically explores his mission to expose the links between knowledge and power in the human sciences, their discourses and institutions. This book explains how Foucault overturned our assumptions about the experience and perception of madness, sexuality and criminality, and the often brutal social practices of confinement, confession and discipline. It also describes Foucault's engagement with psychiatry and clinical medicine, his political activism and the transgressive aspects of pleasure and desire that he promoted in his writing.
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Christopher Horrocks is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Design at Kingston University. His previous books include Introducing Baudrillard and Baudrillard and the Millennium (both published by Icon/Totem). Zoran Jetvic is hugely renowned illustrator.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book has the noble aim of explaining Foucault. Foucault has the reputation of being difficult to understand; yet he is one of the most influencing writers in sociology in recent years. The book covers many aspect of Foucault's live, but it generally fails to introduce Foucault's thinking and ideas. You might gain an insight of Foucault's life, but the attempts to make the theorist easier to understand fail. The illustrations add nothing to the text. At times, the even distract from what is written. The language used is not accessible enough for a book with this title (and part of this series). If you are interested to learn more about Foucault, do not be fooled by this book's title. Get something else.
20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book because I knew a little about Foucault and wanted to know more. By the end of it, however, I knew less than when I began. It presupposes you know more than this supposed introduction purports to explain. The explanations are obscure and the language pretentious. This is just the sort of thing that gives cultural studies and sociology a bad name. I wish I could get my money back.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've always had a problem with people who mention Foucault because they're never clear when they try to explain his ideas. This book puts it pretty plainly. The illustrations are a bit pornographic but I guess they show a bit more about the man's life than the stuff I've read shows. I think the book could do a bit more with the way Foucault has been used since the 1980s, but I can't argue with the witty and intelligent way this writer and illustrator deals with this difficult subject. My friend has stolen my copy!
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Foucault would be mad
The whole point of graphic guides, or the "introducing" series, is to present often deeply complex ideas in an engaging and accessible format. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Helena McCanney
Can I have my copy back please?
I feel I have to leap to the defence of this book in the face of the negative reviews it has received. Read more
Published 15 months ago by E. Granter
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