Biopolitical Experience - Foucault, Power and Positive Critique

Informationen zum Autor CLAIRE BLENCOWE is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick, UK. She has previously lectured in social, cultural and political theory at Newcastle and at Bristol. Klappentext An original, comprehensive interpretation of Michel Foucault's analysis of biopolitics - situating biopolitics in the context of embodied histories of subjectivity, affective investments and structures of experience. Going beyond lamentation at the horrors of biopolitical domination, the book develops a positive-critique of biopolitical experience. Zusammenfassung An original, comprehensive interpretation of Michel Foucault's analysis of biopolitics – situating biopolitics in the context of embodied histories of subjectivity, affective investments and structures of experience. Going beyond lamentation at the horrors of biopolitical domination, the book develops a positive-critique of biopolitical experience. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Escaping the Laws of Being: The Character of the 'Bio' in Foucault's Genealogies of Biology and Biopolitics Incorporation: Foucault on the Co-Constitution of Modern Embodiment, Experience and Politics Christianity, Process and Positive Critique: Rethinking the Resonance Between Foucault and Arendt, Against Agamben 'Post-Population' or 'Cultural' Biopolitics'? Rethinking Foucault's Concepts Today, Against Nikolas Rose Eternally Becoming: Feminism, Race, Contingency and the Critique of Biopolitics Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Introduction Escaping the Laws of Being: The Character of the 'Bio' in Foucault's Genealogies of Biology and Biopolitics Incorporation: Foucault on the Co-Constitution of Modern Embodiment, Experience and Politics Christianity, Process and Positive Critique: Rethinking the Resonance Between Foucault and Arendt, Against Agamben 'Post-Population' or 'Cultural' Biopolitics'? Rethinking Foucault's Concepts Today, Against Nikolas Rose Eternally Becoming: Feminism, Race, Contingency and the Critique of Biopolitics Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: C Blencowe, C. Blencowe, Claire Blencowe
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349338054
• ISBN: 978-1-349-33805-4
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, History: specific events & topics, Cultural Studies, Political Philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, Political History, Modern philosophy: since c 1800, Social Philosophy, World Politics, History of philosophy, philosophical traditions, Social sciences—Philosophy, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Modern Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Movement (Philosophy), Early Modern Philosophy