Re: Intro.

LOL (laughing-out-loud)
--- charmaine driscoll <missplateau@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

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<DIV></DIV>when is this b ird going to learn to speak
english Jivko you are so wrong about EVERYThhing
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;
<DIV></DIV>.&gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt;that is verry precise said! "process
that creates the
<DIV></DIV>&gt;institutions we are familiar with
today". It does not
<DIV></DIV>&gt;implyes bynary system
"positive-negative attitude".
<DIV></DIV>&gt;I have nothing more to add in this
moment, so please
<DIV></DIV>&gt;excuse me!
<DIV></DIV>&gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt;--- Greg Seppi
<WASISTAUFKUNG@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Well, personally I think that
"using" Foucault
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; involves taking what analysis you
want from
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Foucault's
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; writings and applying that
analysis or
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; deconstruction
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; of myths to whatever struggle you
happen to be
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; engaged
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; in.
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; I had a problem with Foucault's
habits of being
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; non-to-specific when analyzing
institutions, but I
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; think he clarifies his writings
often enough to
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; allow
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; us to assert that his writings in
DP are
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; prison-specific, but also allow
us to view a process
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; that creates the institutions we
are familiar with
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; today, or at least to trace the
involvement of ideal
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; forms of punishment into the
institutions of today.
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Like he says, if his analysis of
the prison sounds
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; familiar in another institution,
then perhaps
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; there's
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; a reason for that. If it can't,
then there is
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; probably
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; a reason for that too.
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Questions? Comments? Reply!
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; -Greg
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; --- Jivko Georgiev
<JIVKOX43GEORGIEV@xxxxxxxxx>
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; wrote:
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; Your formulations are
precise, but what you make
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; is
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; a
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; ascertion:"institutional
'forms' are embedded in
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; (historical) systems of
knowledge and power?". An
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; ascertion is not negative
attitude towards what it
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; ascerts. What Foucault makes
is such ascertions,
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; that
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; is what i meant by "mere
historical description".
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; I
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; guess You dont whant to say
to the man, who posed
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; his
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; qouestion, that Foucault has
negative attitude
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; towards
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; the shelters for homeless?
He meant a complex of
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; historical research,
followed by
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; generalizations(in
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; this formule im not too
sure). But what realy was
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; that, what F. made? Was it
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; archeological/genealogical
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; research, or both research
with generalizations?
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; That
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; is a problem to me : How we
should work with F.
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; writings? Should we search
for generaliztions of
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; the
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; historical material, or
somethinelse, which i cant
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; figure out it is?
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; Jivko
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; - that it is one and
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; would it be incorrect
to say that the
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; 'negativity'
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; inherent to Foucault's
geneological project
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; derives
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; from the process of
historicizing and
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; de-mythologicizing
social institutions?
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Would one be far off
the mark in interpreting
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; this
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; process as a way of
de-essentializing the
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; object/s
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; of enquiry in such a
way as to show that
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; institutional 'forms'
are embedded in
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; (historical)
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; systems of knowledge
and power? - that it is one
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; and
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; the same force which
leads to the generation of
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; languages of expression
(discourse) and, on the
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; other hand, determines
systems of monitoring and
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; control? - that
institutions are invested with
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; interests of both
liberation and repression?
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Wouldn't describing
Foucault's geneological
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; project
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; simply as 'an
investigation of the history of a
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; practice' or 'a mere
historical description of
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; practices' go directly
against the thrust of his
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; project: ie to show
that what portrays itself as
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; 'innocent' curiosity is
another form of
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; power-as-monitoring,
that knowledge cannot be
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; separated from the
subject who attains it, that
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; the
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; perspective one has the
privilege to gaze from
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; is
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; intrinsically linked to
the privilages
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; appropriated
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; by the gaze?
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Wouldn't one be
assimilating Foucault with all
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; those
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; and all that from which
he wanted to distance
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; himself, if one were to
neutralise his
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; 'negativity',
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; or pessimism, by
calling his analyses 'objective
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; historical
investigations/descriptions'?
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; caldon
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; &gt;
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