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Okay, okay! I'll post something!
I wonder if anyone out there can recommend some reading for me. I'm =
based in the UK reading for a PhD, and I'm looking at Foucault's work on =
sexual ethics. I shall be using it to look at present day 'self-help' =
texts (eg Men are From Mars etc) I want to see what kind of ethics =
these books promote, and what kind of subject they are aiming to =
produce. I want to try to avoid a simplistic dismissal of them as being =
either purely subjugating discourses or symptomatic of the 'Californian =
cult of the self' about which Foucault was so sniffy. I also want to =
avoid an uncritical celebration of their liberatory potential, as =
proposed by some other scholars - I shall mention no names!!
It seems to me that these texts must tell us something our culture =
because they are so popular and sell in such huge numbers - and here in =
the UK they have, in many instances, entered into common parlance (I =
expect it's the same elsewhere).
Can anyone suggest either:
a.. any specific sections of Foucault's work I should look at =
(besides the History of Sex trilogy), or
b.. any particularly interesting/popular self-help books (especially =
those about relationships), or
c.. the work of any other theorists/scholars which might be =
relevant?
I would really appreciate any suggerstions, advice or comments.
Thanks for helping.
Rebecca.
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From: anand-bhatt <anand.bhatt@xxxxxxxx>
To: 'foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' =
<foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 18 February 1999 09:50
Subject: RE: ???
>The list is in sleepy time they tell me and it will liven up once =
somebody posts something. So post something.
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<DIV>Okay, okay! I'll post something!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I wonder if anyone out there can recommend some reading for =
me. I'm=20
based in the UK reading for a PhD, and I'm looking at Foucault's work on =
sexual=20
ethics. I shall be using it to look at present day 'self-help' =
texts (eg=20
<EM>Men are From Mars</EM> etc) I want to see what kind of ethics =
these=20
books promote, and what kind of subject they are aiming to =
produce. I want=20
to try to avoid a simplistic dismissal of them as being either purely=20
subjugating discourses or symptomatic of the 'Californian cult of the =
self'=20
about which Foucault was so sniffy. I also want to avoid an =
uncritical=20
celebration of their liberatory potential, as proposed by some other =
scholars -=20
I shall mention no names!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It seems to me that these texts must tell us something our culture =
because=20
they are so popular and sell in such huge numbers - and here in the UK =
they=20
have, in many instances, entered into common parlance (I expect it's the =
same=20
elsewhere).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Can anyone suggest either:</DIV>
<UL>
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3>any specific sections of =
Foucault's=20
work I should look at (besides the <EM>History of Sex =
</EM>trilogy<EM>),=20
</EM>or</FONT></FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3></FONT></FONT><FONT =
size=3D3></FONT>any=20
particularly interesting/popular self-help books (especially those =
about=20
relationships), or</LI>
<LI>the work of any other theorists/scholars which might be =
relevant?</LI></UL>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3>I would really appreciate any=20
suggerstions, advice or comments.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3></FONT></FONT><FONT =
size=3D3></FONT>Thanks=20
for helping.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Rebecca.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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Okay, okay! I'll post something!
I wonder if anyone out there can recommend some reading for me. I'm =
based in the UK reading for a PhD, and I'm looking at Foucault's work on =
sexual ethics. I shall be using it to look at present day 'self-help' =
texts (eg Men are From Mars etc) I want to see what kind of ethics =
these books promote, and what kind of subject they are aiming to =
produce. I want to try to avoid a simplistic dismissal of them as being =
either purely subjugating discourses or symptomatic of the 'Californian =
cult of the self' about which Foucault was so sniffy. I also want to =
avoid an uncritical celebration of their liberatory potential, as =
proposed by some other scholars - I shall mention no names!!
It seems to me that these texts must tell us something our culture =
because they are so popular and sell in such huge numbers - and here in =
the UK they have, in many instances, entered into common parlance (I =
expect it's the same elsewhere).
Can anyone suggest either:
a.. any specific sections of Foucault's work I should look at =
(besides the History of Sex trilogy), or
b.. any particularly interesting/popular self-help books (especially =
those about relationships), or
c.. the work of any other theorists/scholars which might be =
relevant?
I would really appreciate any suggerstions, advice or comments.
Thanks for helping.
Rebecca.
-----Original Message-----
From: anand-bhatt <anand.bhatt@xxxxxxxx>
To: 'foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' =
<foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 18 February 1999 09:50
Subject: RE: ???
>The list is in sleepy time they tell me and it will liven up once =
somebody posts something. So post something.
>
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<DIV>Okay, okay! I'll post something!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I wonder if anyone out there can recommend some reading for =
me. I'm=20
based in the UK reading for a PhD, and I'm looking at Foucault's work on =
sexual=20
ethics. I shall be using it to look at present day 'self-help' =
texts (eg=20
<EM>Men are From Mars</EM> etc) I want to see what kind of ethics =
these=20
books promote, and what kind of subject they are aiming to =
produce. I want=20
to try to avoid a simplistic dismissal of them as being either purely=20
subjugating discourses or symptomatic of the 'Californian cult of the =
self'=20
about which Foucault was so sniffy. I also want to avoid an =
uncritical=20
celebration of their liberatory potential, as proposed by some other =
scholars -=20
I shall mention no names!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It seems to me that these texts must tell us something our culture =
because=20
they are so popular and sell in such huge numbers - and here in the UK =
they=20
have, in many instances, entered into common parlance (I expect it's the =
same=20
elsewhere).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Can anyone suggest either:</DIV>
<UL>
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3>any specific sections of =
Foucault's=20
work I should look at (besides the <EM>History of Sex =
</EM>trilogy<EM>),=20
</EM>or</FONT></FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3></FONT></FONT><FONT =
size=3D3></FONT>any=20
particularly interesting/popular self-help books (especially those =
about=20
relationships), or</LI>
<LI>the work of any other theorists/scholars which might be =
relevant?</LI></UL>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3>I would really appreciate any=20
suggerstions, advice or comments.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3></FONT></FONT><FONT =
size=3D3></FONT>Thanks=20
for helping.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Rebecca.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: =
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18 February 1999 09:50<BR>Subject: RE: ???<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>>The =
list is=20
in sleepy time they tell me and it will liven up once somebody posts =
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