Hi Nick,
You might want to have a look at the book 'Foucault and the Iranian Revolution' (2005) by J. Afary and K. Andersen (http://www.press.uchicago.edu/presssite/metadata.epl?mode=synopsis&bookkey=3534878). The book discusses Foucault's interest in the Islamist movement in the late 1970s, about which he wrote a number of newspaper articles during this time. In terms of social movements, I think this whole area is quite promising for anyone interested in Foucault's views on political action.
I hope that helps.
All the best,
Nick
> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:06:18 -0800
> From: montgomerynick@xxxxxxxxx
> To: foucault-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Foucault-L] Foucault, intelligibility, social movements
>
> hi all,
>
> i'm looking for places where foucault (and foucault scholarship) takes
> on the question of 'social movements' and/or 'collective action' (or
> 'politics' more generally), especially with respect to the question of
> intelligibility. in other words: i'm trying to figure out how social
> movements become intelligible, and ideally find some nuanced thinkers
> on this question.
>
> so far, laclau and mouffe and the theory of 'hegemony' is as far as
> i've gone, but laclau positions himself as a gramscian, not a
> foucauldian. on this note, does anyone know of specific debates
> between foucauldians and gramscians on these questions?
>
> any guidance on these questions would be much appreciated.
>
> cheers,
> nick
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