From: 25bb1972-AT-interserve.com.hk
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 16:42:16 +0800
Subject: Re: A History of Sexuality


Hi Joanna,

I know everyone has moved on a bit by now but I'd just like to say i agree with 
your point about the title's translation. I had a similar problem with 
'Discipline and Punish'. Coming from a literature background we were taught that 
the term 'histoire' was extremely ambiguous - meaning both history and 
(fictional) narrative. I think this mixture is what F may have wanted to convey. 
And certainly I agree that using 'History' implies a chronological scientific 
study of sexuality's progression through the ages.

Better let the others get on with more important stuff....!

Rebekah Bale
University of Hong Kong