Hey guys,
I was re-reading the 1976 course lately, and from my new examination,
it seems that "Society Must be Defended"
makes some suggestions to the effect that we must understand
government rationality or (in this
case still) biopolitics in terms of territory and calculation on
territory. It seems that Foucault suggests that we look at
the interaction of states in war or politics as a key component to
understanding contemporary power. In other words, a suggestion of the
need to look at the importance of territory. Sorry if that sounds
incoherent or long, but
do you think this approach can be detected or hinted at in the 1976
course? Or am I
misreading something into the book here? And in what ways do you
think it counters or rather clarifies the silence on territory as a
component of liberal governmentality in the 1978 course that actually talked
about governmentality?
Hope to hear some thoughts on this.
--
Chetan Vemuri
West Des Moines, IA
aryavartacnsrn@xxxxxxxxx
(319)-512-9318
"You say you want a Revolution! Well you know, we all want to change the world"
I was re-reading the 1976 course lately, and from my new examination,
it seems that "Society Must be Defended"
makes some suggestions to the effect that we must understand
government rationality or (in this
case still) biopolitics in terms of territory and calculation on
territory. It seems that Foucault suggests that we look at
the interaction of states in war or politics as a key component to
understanding contemporary power. In other words, a suggestion of the
need to look at the importance of territory. Sorry if that sounds
incoherent or long, but
do you think this approach can be detected or hinted at in the 1976
course? Or am I
misreading something into the book here? And in what ways do you
think it counters or rather clarifies the silence on territory as a
component of liberal governmentality in the 1978 course that actually talked
about governmentality?
Hope to hear some thoughts on this.
--
Chetan Vemuri
West Des Moines, IA
aryavartacnsrn@xxxxxxxxx
(319)-512-9318
"You say you want a Revolution! Well you know, we all want to change the world"