PHIL 39.01 Foucault

This course will focus on the work of Michel Foucault. Foucault’s work, which combined historical and philosophical inquiry in innovative ways, helped shape many discussions across the humanities and social sciences in the second half of the twentieth century, and continues to be influential today. We will discuss Foucault’s thinking about a range of topics, including ones such as genealogy, power, discourse, sexuality, biopolitics, truth, knowledge, subjectivity, social identity, agency, and philosophical methodology.

Prerequisite

One Philosophy course, or permission of the instructor.

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:TMV; WCult:W

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