John,
I can't think of any where that Foucault mentions others using his methods
of the top of my head, but I don't think there is anything in his philosophy
that would claim his methods only for his own use. There are actually a
number of texts that deal with using Foucault's methods. A number of others
have appropriated Foucault's methods. For instance, over the last decade or
so many have appropriated Foucault's notion of 'governmentality' in order to
examine social and political issues. If you're interested you might take a
look at The Foucault Effect: Studies in Governmentality edited by Colin
Gordon; Governmentality: Power and Rule in Modern Society and Critical and
Effective Histories: Foucault's Methods and Historical Sociology, both by
Mitchell Dean; Powers of Freedom and Governing the Soul, both by Nikolas
Rose.
Best,
Chris
On 8/8/02 4:35 PM, "John Patrick" <panoptician@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi List,
> I was wondering if Foucault had discussed anywhere whether he intended his
> method of geneaology to be able to be practiced by others. I agree with
> others that he belongs in a category he called "innovators of discursive
> practices" (along with Freud and Marx).
>
> Did Foucault think others were capable of using his methods?
>
> Do you believe others are capable of it?
>
> Who has tried besides Edward Said and with what degree of success?
>
>
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I can't think of any where that Foucault mentions others using his methods
of the top of my head, but I don't think there is anything in his philosophy
that would claim his methods only for his own use. There are actually a
number of texts that deal with using Foucault's methods. A number of others
have appropriated Foucault's methods. For instance, over the last decade or
so many have appropriated Foucault's notion of 'governmentality' in order to
examine social and political issues. If you're interested you might take a
look at The Foucault Effect: Studies in Governmentality edited by Colin
Gordon; Governmentality: Power and Rule in Modern Society and Critical and
Effective Histories: Foucault's Methods and Historical Sociology, both by
Mitchell Dean; Powers of Freedom and Governing the Soul, both by Nikolas
Rose.
Best,
Chris
On 8/8/02 4:35 PM, "John Patrick" <panoptician@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi List,
> I was wondering if Foucault had discussed anywhere whether he intended his
> method of geneaology to be able to be practiced by others. I agree with
> others that he belongs in a category he called "innovators of discursive
> practices" (along with Freud and Marx).
>
> Did Foucault think others were capable of using his methods?
>
> Do you believe others are capable of it?
>
> Who has tried besides Edward Said and with what degree of success?
>
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
>