Travis, et al.,
Foucault does return to an interest in law later in his life, though I'd be
hesitant to characterize it as a turn from sexuality to law. Much more
important (encompasing both themes, if you will) is the ethical in Foucault's
last thought. I say "return" to an interest in law, because he had touched on
related topics earlier.
As far as what is published, the first thing that I recall are the 1974
lectures that Foucault gave in Brazil (available in Dits et Ecrits), which
largely draw on his 1971 College de France lectures. He returns to similar
topics and themes in a 1981 course given at the Université Catholique de
Louvain, Faculté de Droit (the Law School), entitled "Mal faire, dire vrai.
Fonctions de l'aveu". This course is not published, but a transcript (approx.
200 pp.) is available at the Foucault Archive in Paris, document no. D201.
Foucault's interest in law here is closely linked to the dynamics of
truth-telling, focussing on the confession and its various codifications in
different sets of practices (from Homerian through Monastic and medieval law
to Sacramental practice). I hope this is helpful.
Happy New Year to everyone...
Richard
----------------
Richard A. Lynch
Department of Philosophy
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 USA
(617) 552-3851 (office)
(617) 552-3874 (fax)
lynchrb@xxxxxx
On Sat, 18 Dec 1999 21:40:23 GMT
owner-foucault-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (foucault-digest) wrote:
>
>Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 17:04:56 -0800 (PST)
>From: Travis Ennis <tlennis_iu@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Foucault and the History of Law
>
>In the interview 'What our present is' there is
>mention that Foucault's interest was switching from
>the history of sexuality to the history of law late in
>his life. I was wanting to know if he ever published
>anything along these lines? Anything that might have
>shown what direction he might have took in a history
>of law? If anyone could give me any information about
>this I would be grateful.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Travis Ennis
>__________________________________________________
Foucault does return to an interest in law later in his life, though I'd be
hesitant to characterize it as a turn from sexuality to law. Much more
important (encompasing both themes, if you will) is the ethical in Foucault's
last thought. I say "return" to an interest in law, because he had touched on
related topics earlier.
As far as what is published, the first thing that I recall are the 1974
lectures that Foucault gave in Brazil (available in Dits et Ecrits), which
largely draw on his 1971 College de France lectures. He returns to similar
topics and themes in a 1981 course given at the Université Catholique de
Louvain, Faculté de Droit (the Law School), entitled "Mal faire, dire vrai.
Fonctions de l'aveu". This course is not published, but a transcript (approx.
200 pp.) is available at the Foucault Archive in Paris, document no. D201.
Foucault's interest in law here is closely linked to the dynamics of
truth-telling, focussing on the confession and its various codifications in
different sets of practices (from Homerian through Monastic and medieval law
to Sacramental practice). I hope this is helpful.
Happy New Year to everyone...
Richard
----------------
Richard A. Lynch
Department of Philosophy
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 USA
(617) 552-3851 (office)
(617) 552-3874 (fax)
lynchrb@xxxxxx
On Sat, 18 Dec 1999 21:40:23 GMT
owner-foucault-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (foucault-digest) wrote:
>
>Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 17:04:56 -0800 (PST)
>From: Travis Ennis <tlennis_iu@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Foucault and the History of Law
>
>In the interview 'What our present is' there is
>mention that Foucault's interest was switching from
>the history of sexuality to the history of law late in
>his life. I was wanting to know if he ever published
>anything along these lines? Anything that might have
>shown what direction he might have took in a history
>of law? If anyone could give me any information about
>this I would be grateful.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Travis Ennis
>__________________________________________________