Philosopher, scholar, essayist 15oct1926 26jun1984 subject of books. Type book authors lois mcnay date 1994 publisher polity press pub place cambridge volume key contemporary thinkers isbn10 0745609902, 0745609910. Sociology it offers a clearly written and thorough, critical survey of. Articles and book chapters agency in lisa disch and mary hawkesworth eds, oxford handbook of feminist theory. Reconfiguring the subject in feminist and social theory ebook written by lois mcnay. Introductions and overviews of foucaults work there are now so many introductory texts to foucaults work that introducing foucault has become an industry in itself. Cambridge, polity press foucault, michel the history of sexuality, trans. Just a moment while we sign you in to your goodreads account. Polity press in association with blackwell publishers, 1994. Pdf download for lois mcnay, foucault and feminism. Please provide me with your latest book news, views and details of waterstones special offers. Mcnay argues that the later work initiates an important shift in his intellectual concerns which alters any retrospective reading of his writings as a whole. This list is fairly old now and i will update it when i have time.
A critical introduction key contemporary thinkers lois mcnay on. To demonstrate the sense in which foucaults work is beyond. In the meantime, please feel free to add missing works in any language in the. Times higher education supplement lois mcnay has produced an attractively clear and critical account of how feminists might use foucaults last works. Reconfiguring the subject in feminist and social theory 2000, and against. She has also written extensively on foucault, and in 20 she took part in a. This book offers a systematic attempt to explore the point of. Throughout, mcnay is concerned to assess the normative and. On the contrary, i argue that it is imperative to explore a register of bodily experience that entails selfexpropriation and which is linked to an attitude or ethos that. The paper focuses on the discussion of social freedom in the family in axel honneths most recent book freedoms right.
Taking social critique beyond phenomenology and judgement. Mcnay argues that recent thought on the formation of the modern subject offers a onesided or negative account of agency, which underplays the creative dimension present in the responses of. Individual and societal control in lois lowrys the giver. A critical introduction ebook written by lois mcnay. Power, gender and the self reprint by mcnay, lois isbn. This book, which foucault himself has judged accurate, is the first to provide a sustained, coherent analysis of foucaults work as a whole.
Find out more about lois mcnay foucault and feminism. This book offers the ideal introduction to a famously complex, controversial and important thinker. Continuum 1994 abstract this article has no associated abstract. The cambridge introduction to michel foucault by lisa downing. Individual and societal control in lois lowrys the giver tiina virtanen university of tampere. Mcnay l 1994 foucault a critical introduction cambridge. The book also explores the critical reception of foucaults works and acquaints the reader with the afterlives of some of his theories, particularly his influence on feminist and queer studies.
Communitarians and feminists the case of narrative identity. Read foucault a critical introduction by lois mcnay available from rakuten kobo. A critical introduction key contemporary thinkers paperback. Elebeth little marked it as toread feb 22, similar items foucault and feminism. A critical introduction lois mcnay cambridge, polity press key contemporary thinkers, 1994, vi, 196, pp. This essay provides a very short introduction to some foucaultian major themes. The opportunity language offers to explore the possibilities of the impossible is where derrida awards foucaults book with critical value.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Sociology it offers a clearly written and thorough, critical survey of foucaults last publications. This work provides an introduction to the work of michel foucault. This book reassesses theories of agency and gender identity against the backdrop of changing relations between men and women in contemporary societies.
Michel foucault laurie taylor presents a special programme on the life and work of the iconoclastic french philosopher and theorist. Linked bibliography for the sep article michel foucault by gary. The right of lois mcnay to be identified as author of this work has. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read foucault. A critical introduction and millions of other books are available for. Mcnay argues that the later work initiates an important shift in his intellectual concerns. Hermeneutics, tradition and reason jonathan wolff, robert nozick. Reconfiguring the subject in feminist and social theory. It offers an assessment of all of foucaults work, including his final writings on governmentality and the self.
Foucault by lois mcnay overdrive rakuten overdrive. Lois mcnay this work provides an introduction to the work of michel foucault. Challenges to states and regional stability new york. Foucault ebook by lois mcnay 9780745667850 rakuten kobo. I argue, on the one hand, that radical democrats have much to learn from honneths method of normative reconstruction because it provides a much needed corrective to the. Unlike most books on foucault, this book offers an assessment of all foucault s work, including his final writings on governmentality and the self. Power, gender and the self lois mcnay this book offers a systematic attempt to explore the point of convergance between feminist theory and the work of michel foucault. Type book authors mcnay, lois date 1994 publisher polity press pub place cambridge isbn10 0745609902, 0745609910. Introduction 1 1 power, body and experience 11 2 from the body to the self 48. Unlike most books on foucault, this book offers an assessment of all foucaults work, including his final writings on governmentality and the self. A critical introduction offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the work of one of the twentieth centurys most influential thinkers.
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