Thanks for that. The reference is to Benjamin's work on Baudelaire, so we
might also look at the 'What is Enlightenment?' piece. There is no reference
to Benjamin there, but there might be some parallels.
Stuart
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of René
> Aguigah
> Sent: 04 November 2000 09:46
> To: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Foucault conference? Char-citation? Benjamin cited by
> Foucault?
>
>
> Foucault cites Benjamin in the second footnote of the Introduction of
> vol. II of "histoire de la sexualit" (french edition: p. 19). This is
> the only time Foucault mentions Benjamins according to German scholar
> Sigrid Weigel: Kommunizierende Rhren: Michel Foucault und Walter
> Benjamin, in: idem: Entstellte hnlichkeit. Walter Benjamins
> theoretische Schreibweise, Frankfurt/M.: Fischer 1997, S. 189.
>
> RA
>
>
>
> kjd23@xxxxxxxxxxx schrieb:
> >
> > There is an article entitled "History as disruption: Benjamin and
> > Foucault" by S Aronowitz in the journal Humanities in Society 2: (2)
> > 125-147 1979 that you should look at if you haven't already.
> >
> > Katy Dixon
> >
> > On Fri, 3 Nov 2000, Rana A. Emerson wrote:
> >
> > > Hmmm....
> > >
> > > I seem to remember reading somewhere, I believe "The
> > > Foucault Reader", that Foucault, late is his life and
> > > career, made the statement that he wished that he had
> > > actually been aware of the Frankfurt School and it's
> > > adjuncts during his development. I think that unless
> > > it was in one of his latest works, he could not have
> > > cited Benjamin as he had not been exposed to that
> > > thread of Critical Theory.
> > >
> > > Rana A. Emerson
> > > Doctoral Student
> > > Department of Sociology
> > > University of Texas At Austin
> > >
> > > =====
> > > "Little Black Girl. This is a song for you. In case the world
> > > is busy and forgets to sing to you. They've got more important
> > > ships to sail like building malls and saving whales. So they
> > > don't see. That you're the real endangered species."
> > > ---"Little Black Girl" by Rebekah Johnson
> > > from "Remember to Breathe"
> > >
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>
might also look at the 'What is Enlightenment?' piece. There is no reference
to Benjamin there, but there might be some parallels.
Stuart
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of René
> Aguigah
> Sent: 04 November 2000 09:46
> To: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Foucault conference? Char-citation? Benjamin cited by
> Foucault?
>
>
> Foucault cites Benjamin in the second footnote of the Introduction of
> vol. II of "histoire de la sexualit" (french edition: p. 19). This is
> the only time Foucault mentions Benjamins according to German scholar
> Sigrid Weigel: Kommunizierende Rhren: Michel Foucault und Walter
> Benjamin, in: idem: Entstellte hnlichkeit. Walter Benjamins
> theoretische Schreibweise, Frankfurt/M.: Fischer 1997, S. 189.
>
> RA
>
>
>
> kjd23@xxxxxxxxxxx schrieb:
> >
> > There is an article entitled "History as disruption: Benjamin and
> > Foucault" by S Aronowitz in the journal Humanities in Society 2: (2)
> > 125-147 1979 that you should look at if you haven't already.
> >
> > Katy Dixon
> >
> > On Fri, 3 Nov 2000, Rana A. Emerson wrote:
> >
> > > Hmmm....
> > >
> > > I seem to remember reading somewhere, I believe "The
> > > Foucault Reader", that Foucault, late is his life and
> > > career, made the statement that he wished that he had
> > > actually been aware of the Frankfurt School and it's
> > > adjuncts during his development. I think that unless
> > > it was in one of his latest works, he could not have
> > > cited Benjamin as he had not been exposed to that
> > > thread of Critical Theory.
> > >
> > > Rana A. Emerson
> > > Doctoral Student
> > > Department of Sociology
> > > University of Texas At Austin
> > >
> > > =====
> > > "Little Black Girl. This is a song for you. In case the world
> > > is busy and forgets to sing to you. They've got more important
> > > ships to sail like building malls and saving whales. So they
> > > don't see. That you're the real endangered species."
> > > ---"Little Black Girl" by Rebekah Johnson
> > > from "Remember to Breathe"
> > >
> > > __________________________________________________
> > > Do You Yahoo!?
> > > >From homework help to love advice, Yahoo! Experts has your answer.
> > > http://experts.yahoo.com/
> > >
>
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