BHUM 17A04 - Michel Foucault: a critique of power
BHUM 17A04 · Spring semester 2025-2026
- Language of tuition
- English
- Course type
- Conférence
- Number of hours
- 12
- Credits
- 3
Information
Description
The course will provide a comprehensive overview of the philosophy of Michel Foucault, with a particular focus on the political aspects of his thought and on his
influence over contemporary American philosophy. Michel Foucault has arguably been the most influential theorist of contemporary human sciences: this course will
present his major works and ideas, such as the theory of power and knowledge, the history of sexuality and the genealogy of the modern subject. We will also focus on
the criticism addressed to Foucault’s thought by prominent figures of contemporary political thought, thus reconstructing some of the most important debates of recent
political theory. Finally, we will study the influence of Foucault over human sciences, focusing on the American reception of his thought.
Assessment
Readings
Main readings 1
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M. Foucault, Discipline and punish: the birth of the prison, Vintage Books
Further readings 9
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H.L. Dreyfus, P. Rabinow, Michel Foucault: beyond structuralism and hermeneutics, University of Chicago Press
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J. Butler, Gender trouble. Feminism and the subversion of identity, Routledge
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J. Habermas, The philosophical discourse of modernity, The MIT Press
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J. Revel, Foucault, une pensée du discontinu, Mille et une nuits
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M. Foucault, Madness and civilization: a history of insanity in the age of reason, Vintage books
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M. Foucault, The hermeneutics of the subject: lectures at the Collège de France 1981-1982, Picador
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M. Foucault, The history of sexuality, vol. I: an introduction, Vintage Books
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M. Foucault, The order of things: an archaeology of the human sciences, Vintage Books
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M. Hardt, A. Negri, Empire, Harvard University Press
Teaching units
| Unit no. | Unit type | Teaching units | Teachers | Number of hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54740 | Conférence | Foucault:Critique of Power | Andrea DI GESU | 12 | 3 |
| 54741 | Conférence | Foucault:Critique of Power | Andrea DI GESU | 12 | 3 |
Teachers
- Andrea DI GESU
In the curricula
- North America Minor Semester 2 SPRING 2025-2026COLLÈGE UNIVERSITAIRE - CAMPUS REIMS
Contacts and resources
- Contact
- VEZINAUD Anne