Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 23:41:52 +48000
From: "Rafael A. Acuna" <ralph-AT-pusit.admu.edu.ph>
To: foucault-AT-world.std.com
Subject: books for MF neophytes


On Wed, 14 Sep 1994, A.J. Wright wrote:

> Uh, ok...I hope this is not too grating on the nerves here, but I would
> like to start into Foucault with _Birth of the Clinic_...would anyone care
> to recommend some books/articles for a neophyte, on M.F. in general and on
> that particular work? TIA...A.J. Wright/meds002-AT-uabdpo.dpo.uab.edu

_Power/Knowledge_, a collection of essays by Foucault, is highly 
recommended.  Of course, if you want further background, especially on 
intellectual influences, perhaps you can try several short works, such as 
Nietzsche's _Genealogy of Morals_, Marx's _The Communist Manifesto_, and one 
of Freud's short essays on "play," before proceeding to Foucault.  
Nietzsche's works are especially important, since they influenced 
Foucault tremendously.

For criticism, there are several texts.  I don't remember the exact 
titles.  I think one is The Foucault Reader, or something like that.  And 
there's the book from Foucault's friend, Gilles Deleuze, simply titled 
_Foucault_. 

Rafael Acuna
Ateneo de Manila University
ralph-AT-admu.edu.ph