Hi,
I'm not sure if the phrase 'contre-pouvoir' is used, but 'The Subject and Power' in Dreyfus and Rabinow's Foucault: Beyond Structuralism and Hermeneutics talks about how power always acts on power, rather than acting on any a priori body. I would be able to find exact quotations but unfortunately I'm away this weekend without any books. There's also an article by John Muckelbauer about resistance which you might find quite useful, but again I can't find the reference right now. Let me know if you want me to look it up.
Best,
Dan
>>> mgekelly@xxxxxxxxx 05/19/06 4:32 PM >>>
Hi there,
the phrase contre-pouvoir/counter-power crops up a lot in Foucauldian
works, but I've only found about five instances of it in Foucault's
own writing, and none of those make it particularly clear what he
takes the phrase to mean or how it segues with more defined concepts
in his vocabulary, notably power and resistance. Anyone got anything
on this?
Best,
Mark
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I'm not sure if the phrase 'contre-pouvoir' is used, but 'The Subject and Power' in Dreyfus and Rabinow's Foucault: Beyond Structuralism and Hermeneutics talks about how power always acts on power, rather than acting on any a priori body. I would be able to find exact quotations but unfortunately I'm away this weekend without any books. There's also an article by John Muckelbauer about resistance which you might find quite useful, but again I can't find the reference right now. Let me know if you want me to look it up.
Best,
Dan
>>> mgekelly@xxxxxxxxx 05/19/06 4:32 PM >>>
Hi there,
the phrase contre-pouvoir/counter-power crops up a lot in Foucauldian
works, but I've only found about five instances of it in Foucault's
own writing, and none of those make it particularly clear what he
takes the phrase to mean or how it segues with more defined concepts
in his vocabulary, notably power and resistance. Anyone got anything
on this?
Best,
Mark
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