I don't have the text with me to confirm, but it sounds like something from
"The Order of Discourse," which can be found in Shapiro, Michael, ed.,
Language and Politics (Blackwell, 1984 if memory is correct). Another version
is in Untying the Text: A Poststructuralist Reader.
Nathan
>===== Original Message From Rachel A <rachel975@xxxxxxxxxxx> =====
>Hi,
>I wonder if anyone can help me. I was sure I remembered reading a Foucault
>quote that went something like "There is nothing behind discourse. It speaks
>for itself", but I've gone and lost the reference. If anyone remembers it
>I'd be VERY grateful. Or maybe I just made it up.
>Sorry to be a nuisance
>Thanks,
>Rachel.
>
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"The Order of Discourse," which can be found in Shapiro, Michael, ed.,
Language and Politics (Blackwell, 1984 if memory is correct). Another version
is in Untying the Text: A Poststructuralist Reader.
Nathan
>===== Original Message From Rachel A <rachel975@xxxxxxxxxxx> =====
>Hi,
>I wonder if anyone can help me. I was sure I remembered reading a Foucault
>quote that went something like "There is nothing behind discourse. It speaks
>for itself", but I've gone and lost the reference. If anyone remembers it
>I'd be VERY grateful. Or maybe I just made it up.
>Sorry to be a nuisance
>Thanks,
>Rachel.
>
>_________________________________________________________________
>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
Dr. Nathan Widder
Lecturer in Political Theory
University of Exeter
Exeter EX4 4RJ
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1392 263 183
Fax: +44 (0)1392 263 305
http://www.ex.ac.uk/shipss/politics/staff/widder/