Hi Nick,
I did my PhD dissertation and used Foucault's approach to power, among other things, to analyze power relations in consulting and therapeutic change communities.
Caveat: I do not consider myself a Foucauldian scholar as my dissertation dealt with several disciplines. You can find a copy of my dissertation online under "Dian-Marie-Hosking". She was my main prof, and it should be under the section "publications", and then "theses". Chris Falzon's work on Foucault and dialogue is also cited in the dissertation.
Panopticon: For an interesting take on how the Panopticon design is applied, as a metaphor, to the internalization of power relations, thereby leading to the person shaping his thinking and behavior as if he is constantly 'under the gaze', read White and Epston (1990), "Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends".
best of luck,
earon
Earon Kavanagh, PhD Graduate of the Taos/Tilburg University PhD Program for Change Practitioners
PRACTICE AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
Psychologies of organizing and collaboration;
Communities of practice and power relations;
Social constructionist organization development;
Virtual teams and communities;
Discourse analysis and narrative in organizations;
Reflection-in-action, and espoused theory and theory in use;
Connections between family and organizational processes
--- On Wed, 4/15/09, Nick Montgomery <montgomerynick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Nick Montgomery <montgomerynick@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Foucault-L] foucault's diagram
To: foucault-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 1:31 AM
hi all,
i am currently trying to find some sources (and better understand)
foucault's 'diagram' of power. i have been through some of the earlier
posts on this topic without much luck. other than deleuze's book on
foucault (which i am finding very difficult) can anyone suggest useful
sources that explain and clarify the concept of the diagram? i'm
particularly interested in its apparent appropriation by guattari in
'molecular revolution in brazil' where G writes:
'It is also necessary to have discussions with the parties, the unions, and
so on, but in this case the discussion is not on the basis of accusations
such as 'you're rotten, bourgeois, capitalist pigs, etc' or on the basis of
schematic programs, but on the basis of what we would call diagrams
concretely embodied by people and by experiences'
i am particularly interested in the potential use of the diagram concept as
a way to think about experience, change and struggle, rather than discursive
regimes. any thoughts?
nick
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Foucault-L mailing list
I did my PhD dissertation and used Foucault's approach to power, among other things, to analyze power relations in consulting and therapeutic change communities.
Caveat: I do not consider myself a Foucauldian scholar as my dissertation dealt with several disciplines. You can find a copy of my dissertation online under "Dian-Marie-Hosking". She was my main prof, and it should be under the section "publications", and then "theses". Chris Falzon's work on Foucault and dialogue is also cited in the dissertation.
Panopticon: For an interesting take on how the Panopticon design is applied, as a metaphor, to the internalization of power relations, thereby leading to the person shaping his thinking and behavior as if he is constantly 'under the gaze', read White and Epston (1990), "Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends".
best of luck,
earon
Earon Kavanagh, PhD Graduate of the Taos/Tilburg University PhD Program for Change Practitioners
PRACTICE AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
Psychologies of organizing and collaboration;
Communities of practice and power relations;
Social constructionist organization development;
Virtual teams and communities;
Discourse analysis and narrative in organizations;
Reflection-in-action, and espoused theory and theory in use;
Connections between family and organizational processes
--- On Wed, 4/15/09, Nick Montgomery <montgomerynick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Nick Montgomery <montgomerynick@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Foucault-L] foucault's diagram
To: foucault-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 1:31 AM
hi all,
i am currently trying to find some sources (and better understand)
foucault's 'diagram' of power. i have been through some of the earlier
posts on this topic without much luck. other than deleuze's book on
foucault (which i am finding very difficult) can anyone suggest useful
sources that explain and clarify the concept of the diagram? i'm
particularly interested in its apparent appropriation by guattari in
'molecular revolution in brazil' where G writes:
'It is also necessary to have discussions with the parties, the unions, and
so on, but in this case the discussion is not on the basis of accusations
such as 'you're rotten, bourgeois, capitalist pigs, etc' or on the basis of
schematic programs, but on the basis of what we would call diagrams
concretely embodied by people and by experiences'
i am particularly interested in the potential use of the diagram concept as
a way to think about experience, change and struggle, rather than discursive
regimes. any thoughts?
nick
_______________________________________________
Foucault-L mailing list