Michel foucault madness and civilization michel foucault birth of the clinic michel foucault discipline and punishment michel foucault history of sexuality paul rabinow and nikolas rose the essential foucault david halperin saint foucault pierre hadott philosophy as a way of life. Halperin, who argues that the french philosopher and historian grasped, better than anyone else, his political situation. Halperins saint foucault, cosponsored by the ascetic impulse in. Halperin s saint foucault, cosponsored by the ascetic impulse in religious life. Project muse do we need a new biography of michel foucault. Halperin argues that queer culture already provides eloquent examples of how to think about sexuality beyond and outside of psychoanalysis and how to think about sexual subjectivity without psychology p. Or a more updated feminist edited collection on foucault although. Towards a gay hagiography hardcover june 15, 1995 by david m. He is the author or editor of ten books, including saint foucault 1995, how to be gay 2012, and the war on sex 2017. Halperins saint foucault, cosponsored by the ascetic impulse in religious life and culture group and the history of christianity section. He looks to the late work of michel foucault thus extending the argument from his earlier saint foucault 1995 and. Halperin does a wonderful job of pointing out the political biases and even the lapses of critical reasoning among foucaults detractors, while making a strong. Auden collegiate professor of the history and theory of sexuality and professor of english at the university of michigan.
Search by multiple isbn, single isbn, title, author, etc. David halperin ancient philosophy university of michigan. The book, therefore, is both a discussion of the current state of queer politics and theory, and an attempt to write a gay hagiography. Acts, identities, and the history of sexualitymore. Michel foucault, jean le bitoux, and the gay science lost. Halperins beatification of foucault is a disciplined absurdity, at once an evisceration of homophobia and an aria to the fashioning of a queer self. The queer politics of michel foucault anarchist without. An introduction 1996 and tamsin spargos foucault and queer theory 1999 offered brief, functional syntheses of more recognized. David halperin born april 2, 1952 is an american theorist in the fields of gender studies, queer theory, critical theory, material culture and visual culture. A stunning and provocative defence of michel foucault.
The queer politics of michel foucault anarchist without content. His publications include how to do the history of homosexualityuniversity of chicago press, 2002. Foucaultn kirjoituksilla on ollut suuri vaikutus useilla eri tutkimusaloilla, etenkin. You dont get to be a saint without pulling off a miracle or two. Didier eribons biography was translated in 1991, and david maceys the lives of michel foucault and james millers the passions of michel foucault both appeared in 1993. Halperins saint foucault is an uncompromising and impassioned defense of the late french philosopher and historian as a galvanizing thinker whose career as a theorist and activist will continue to serve as a model for other gay intellectuals, activists, and scholars.
My intent was to secure the translation rights to his legendary interview with michel foucault, le gai savoir the gay science. Speaking of which, f was gay, and thats both important and not. Obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the race of a lifetime. My work has had nothing to do with gay liberation, michel foucault reportedly told an admirer in 1975.
David halperins saint foucault is one of the most provocative and exciting books on the work of michel foucault published to date. Halperin makes a good case for why foucaults ideas are actually interesting, subversive, and why queer activists like actup have adopted him as their patron saint. Halperin does a wonderful job of pointing out the political biases and even the lapses of critical reasoning among foucault s detractors, while making a strong case for his hyperbolic claim that the philosopher was a f saint, presumedly with apparent oxymoron intended. Thirteen ways of looking at a bisexual article pdf available in journal of bisexuality 934. Halperin born april 2, 1952 is an american theorist in the fields of gender studies, queer theory, critical theory, material culture and visual culture. Halperin s saint foucault is an uncompromising and impassioned safety of the overdue french thinker and historian as a galvanizing philosopher whose profession as a theorist and activist will proceed to function a version for different homosexual intellectuals, activists, and students. Though going on to describing his years there as an ordeal, foucault would excel academically, particularly in philosophy, history, and literature. Halperin is lecturer in queer theory at the university of new south wales. Saint foucault represents a major contribution to the philosophy of sexuality and a magisterial introduction to one of the twentieth centurys most important thinkers. Naturally, some of the many books on foucault have had biographical elements, of which david halperin s saint foucault 1995 is perhaps the key example. Michel foucault, jean le bitoux, and the gay science lost and. Geoff danaher, tony schirato and jen webb, understanding foucault.
Halperins saint foucault is an uncompromising and impassioned defense of the late french philosopher and historian as a. Halperin makes a good case for why foucault s ideas are actually interesting, subversive, and why queer activists like actup have adopted him as their patron saint. Towards a gay hagiographyoxford university press, 1995. David m halperin although there is scarcely more than a passing mention of homosexuality in michel foucault s scholarly writing, he became, after dying of aids in 1984, a powerful source of both personal and. Halperin has excellent perks to read, many individuals now grow to have reading behavior.
The cromptonnoll award forgetting foucault, the gay and lesbian caucus of the modern language association, 1998. It is clear and eminently readable, acute even at its most impassioned, and very. Halperin s saint foucault is an uncompromising and impassioned defense of the late french philosopher and historian as a galvanizing thinker whose career as a theorist and activist will continue to serve as a model for other gay intellectuals, activists, and scholars. Naturally, some of the many books on foucault have had biographical elements, of which david halperins saint foucault 1995 is perhaps the key example. Auden distinguished university professor of the history and theory of sexuality at the university of michigan, ann arbor, where he is also professor of english and womens studies. And indeed there is scarcely more than a passing mention of. Towards a gay hagiography new ed by halperin, david m. Foucault, qualitative research and educational policy. Foucaults history of sexuality was, says halperin, the single most important source of political 1. Its important in that f wrote about sexuality, and hence has become a major theoretical resource for gender studies, queer theory, etc. Towards a gay hagiography 1995 furthered the discussion on michel foucaults contributions. In saint foucault, it is not david halperin s intention to write yet another in the string of recent biographies about the french poststructuralist. Halperins saint foucault, cosponsored by the ascetic impulse in religious life.
Add to bookbag sell this book add to wish list set price alert. In saint foucault, it is not david halperins intention to write yet another in the string of recent biographies about the french poststructuralist. Halperin does a wonderful job of pointing out the political biases and even the lapses of critical reasoning among foucaults detractors, while making a strong case for his hyperbolic claim that the philosopher was a f saint, presumedly with apparent oxymoron intended. Towards a gay hagiography, notes, foucault did not comment explicitly on the causes of samesex desires. A journal of lesbian and gaystudies, and a coeditor of the lesbian and gay studies reader, he is the author most notably of one hundred years of homosexuality, which outweek called the single most important contribution to the interpretation of gay history in nearly a decade, and.
A journal of lesbian and gaystudies, and a coeditor of the lesbian and gay studies reader, he is the author most notably of one hundred years of homosexuality, which. This does not mean that foucault ruled out any biological dimension, but rather that he prioritised the crucial role of institutions and discourses in the formation of sexuality. Unafraid to take real intellectual risks, halperin delivers foucault at last from the pedants and the purists, the doubters and the debunkers. A journal of lesbian and gay studies, and author of several books including before pastoral 1983 and one hundred years of homosexuality 1990. Contentsshow biography halperin graduated from oberlin college and went on to receive his phd in classics from stanford university in 1980. An introduction 1996 and tamsin spargos foucault and queer theory 1999 offered brief, functional syntheses of more recognized theories and their authors.
A close reading of both foucault and the increasing attacks on his. But that book, as with so many other interpretations and analyses had a rather different purpose than a biography in a strict sense. That year, foucaults mother would enroll him in the college saintstanislas, a strict roman catholic institution run by the jesuits. Oxford university press, new york, 1995, 246 pages. Jun 15, 1995 halperin makes a good case for why foucault s ideas are actually interesting, subversive, and why queer activists like actup have adopted him as their patron saint. Panel on foucault, spiritual exercise, and practices of the self. Michel foucault, jean le bitoux, and the gay science lost and found. Foucault tunnetaan ennen kaikkea tietoa, valtaa ja itsetekniikoita koskevasta ajattelustaan. Plus it is an enjoyable read, often funny, sarcastic, and never too inscrutable. Feminismandthesubversion of identity new york, 1990.
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