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Foucault and the History of our Present

By Sophie Fuggle , Yari Lanci , Martina Tazzioli

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2015
ISBN
113738591X, 9781137385918
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3166418 bytes)
Pages
x+248\259
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2015-03-14 23:08:50

Description

According to philosopher Michel Foucault, the 'history of the present' should constitute the starting point for any enquiry into the past and a critical ontology of ourselves. This book comprises a series of essays all centring on the question of the present or,  rather, multiple presents which compose contemporary experience. The collection brings together philosophical readings of Foucault which try to rework his thought in light of our present, together with practical analyses of our own moment which draw on his methodological approaches to questions of power, knowledge and subjectivity. Covering a range of topics including freedom, politics, ethics, security, war, migration, incarceration, the sociology and political economy of new media, Marxism and activism, Foucault and the History of Our Present features essays from Tiziana Terranova, Alberto Toscano, Judith Revel, Sanjay Seth, Saul Newman, Mark Neocleous and William Walters.

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