I would just like to add a few comments on Foucault's elusive notion of
power from my own reading of his works. I liken Foucault notion of power to
his later concept of truth (as does Thomas Flynn). Both are not
sytematically defined for us, nor are they concrete terms which are
universally applicable. Rather, these concepts are specific to the
situations from which they occur. That is, power in terms of government in
the late 19th century will differ in its point of application and insertion,
>from that type of power which shapes our percpetions of sexuality. Power,
according to how I have read Foucault, is contingent upon its occurrence in
specific locales.
Bryan Hogeveen
Masters of Criminology
University of Manitoba
hogeveen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
power from my own reading of his works. I liken Foucault notion of power to
his later concept of truth (as does Thomas Flynn). Both are not
sytematically defined for us, nor are they concrete terms which are
universally applicable. Rather, these concepts are specific to the
situations from which they occur. That is, power in terms of government in
the late 19th century will differ in its point of application and insertion,
>from that type of power which shapes our percpetions of sexuality. Power,
according to how I have read Foucault, is contingent upon its occurrence in
specific locales.
Bryan Hogeveen
Masters of Criminology
University of Manitoba
hogeveen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx