hello,
i'm sorry to burst into your listserve uninvited, but i was hoping to find
some help. when i stumbled across it some time ago i was impressed with
everyone's knowledge of foucault and kept it as a bookmark for future
reference. basically, i've read very little of foucault's writing, although
i've read some secondary stuff as well as others' which has benifited from
foucault. i'd like to break into reading foucault himself, but i'm not sure
what i should begin with. i considered madness, but decided against it
because it was early (i thought his writing might be more clear in later
works). so i considered discipline, but was uncertain about that because it
was so much later and might take for granted the reader's knowledge of his
work. i began archaeology because i understood it to be the closest thing to
an explanation of a methodology, but some portions were fairly difficult and
i've heard that sheridan smith's english translation is pretty shady.
finally, i considered rabinow's foucault reader, but while those who are
familiar with foucault say that it is simple and good for a mere
introduction, those who are not familiar with him already say that it is
difficult.
i was hoping someone could point me in the right direction.
while i've read only portions of foucault's actual writing, i am somewhat
familiar with the major themes of postmodernity. my background is
philosophy, but i've also read on such foucault-influinced subjects as the
New Historicism of literary theory. basically, i believe i have enough
foundation to get into foucault, i'm just wondering where i should start.
i'd appreciate any advice/response at all.
thanks!
jonathan f. keesecker
ps. what about power/knowledge? i've read portions and it seemed not too
unclear, but i've heard it can be difficult.
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i'm sorry to burst into your listserve uninvited, but i was hoping to find
some help. when i stumbled across it some time ago i was impressed with
everyone's knowledge of foucault and kept it as a bookmark for future
reference. basically, i've read very little of foucault's writing, although
i've read some secondary stuff as well as others' which has benifited from
foucault. i'd like to break into reading foucault himself, but i'm not sure
what i should begin with. i considered madness, but decided against it
because it was early (i thought his writing might be more clear in later
works). so i considered discipline, but was uncertain about that because it
was so much later and might take for granted the reader's knowledge of his
work. i began archaeology because i understood it to be the closest thing to
an explanation of a methodology, but some portions were fairly difficult and
i've heard that sheridan smith's english translation is pretty shady.
finally, i considered rabinow's foucault reader, but while those who are
familiar with foucault say that it is simple and good for a mere
introduction, those who are not familiar with him already say that it is
difficult.
i was hoping someone could point me in the right direction.
while i've read only portions of foucault's actual writing, i am somewhat
familiar with the major themes of postmodernity. my background is
philosophy, but i've also read on such foucault-influinced subjects as the
New Historicism of literary theory. basically, i believe i have enough
foundation to get into foucault, i'm just wondering where i should start.
i'd appreciate any advice/response at all.
thanks!
jonathan f. keesecker
ps. what about power/knowledge? i've read portions and it seemed not too
unclear, but i've heard it can be difficult.
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