Re: [Foucault-L] biopolitics on film

Hi Sean,

I presume perfect choice would be Dogville.


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From: "Tetz Hakoda" <saddhaa@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Hi Sean,
>
> How about _Gattaca_ by Andrew Nicol with Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, and
> Jude Law?
> I believe the film successfully presents a vision of bio-political, or
> eugenic-welfare society of control. Besides the whole plot is well-made
> enough not to let us get bored until the ending comes.
> But a bio-political model there seems closer the model which appears in
> _The Will to Knowledge_ or _"Society must be defended"_ than that of
> _Naissance de la biopolitique_.
> Thus some of your studensts might feel the concept of bio-politics is
> situated nearby Deleuzian notion of "control society."
>
> I'm also curious about listmembers' suggestions for "foucauldian" films.
>
> Best,
>
> Tetz
> --
> Tetz Hakoda
> Ph. D. candidate of Kobe University, Japan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Sean Saraka" <saraka@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 08:58:55 -0400
> To: "'Mailing-list'" <foucault-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Foucault-L] biopolitics on film
>
> >
> > I'm teaching an upper-year seminar on Foucault and biopolitics (broadly
> > conceived) this coming fall, and I was thinking maybe I'd show a few
films.
> > The first and best thing that comes to mind for me is Todd Haynes's
"Safe."
> > Do listmembers have other suggestions for films that would resonate with
the
> > concept of biopolitics, or on Foucauldian themes more generally?
> >
> > Thanking you in advance...
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Sean
> >
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