{"product_id":"a-foucault-primer-discourse-power-and-the-subject-paperback","title":"A Foucault Primer: Discourse, Power and the Subject - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlec McHoul\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWendy Grace\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential introduction to the pre-eminent philosopher Michel Foucault\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn such seminal works as \u003ci\u003eMadness and Civilization, Discipline and Punish\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe History of Sexuality\u003c\/i\u003e, the late philosopher Michel Foucault explored what our politics, our sexuality, our societal conventions, and our changing notions of truth told us about ourselves. In the process, Foucault garnered a reputation as one of the pre-eminent philosophers of the latter half of the twentieth century and has served as a primary influence on successive generations of philosophers and cultural critics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With \u003cb\u003eA Foucault Primer\u003c\/b\u003e, Alec McHoul and Wendy Grace bring Foucault's work into focus for the uninitiated. Written in crisp and concise prose, \u003cb\u003eA Foucault Primer\u003c\/b\u003e explicates three central concepts of Foucauldian theory--discourse, power, and the subject--and suggests that Foucault's work has much yet to contribute to contemporary debate.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlec McHoul\u003cb\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eTelling How Texts Talk\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eWriting Pynchon: strategies on Fictional Analysis.\u003c\/i\u003e He teaches at Murdoch University in Australia, where \u003cb\u003eWendy Grace\u003c\/b\u003e is engaged in postgraduate work on Foucault.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 154\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.5 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715271389491,"sku":"9780814754801","price":58.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Y21NOFpMME4xdzluSHhKckZabVNtUT09.webp?v=1763596880","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-foucault-primer-discourse-power-and-the-subject-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}