From: "Rebecca Luckhurst" <rebecca-AT-luckdene.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: Re: sexual ethics
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 15:38:50 -0000


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    I'm afraid my computer rather mangled this message, but I think I have the gist of it, although I'm not sure if it's one message or two.  Anyway, to the first part: Thank you - I had thought  of Giddens, but not of Gergen.  I'll see if I can find it.
    The second part, which I think is from Tony, has been mangled too : Care of the Self  the book is part of the  History of Sex trilogy I mentioned; I wonder if you were talking about an interview or article I might have missed? It certainly is the incarnation of Foucault that I'm most interested in for this thesis.
     I appreciate your help,  thanks! (Again.)
    Rebecca.
    Rebecca,
   
    I hope this is relevant. Anthony Giddens has said quite a bit about the self- help literature has been a while, he ties the emergence of self-help literature to certain changes in late-capitalist society (and late-capitalist subjectivity). I can if you like, but won't waste everyone's time here. See, 'Modernity and Self-Identity: Self and Society in the late modern age"
   
    kenneth J. gergen is also helpful, "the saturated self: dilemmas of identity . . ." i cannot find exact title - book is at home (easy read)
    Rebecca
    sounds like interesting work. how about looking for something useful in 'the care of the self'? perhaps this is a *slightly* different foucault than you had in mind though. ?
   
    tony lack
   
       
       
       
       
       
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I'm afraid my computer rather mangled this message, but I think I have the gist of it, although I'm not sure if it's one message or two.  Anyway, to the first part: Thank you - I had thought  of Giddens, but not of Gergen.  I'll see if I can find it.

The second part, which I think is from Tony, has been mangled too : Care of the Self  the book is part of the  History of Sex trilogy I mentioned; I wonder if you were talking about an interview or article I might have missed? It certainly is the incarnation of Foucault that I'm most interested in for this thesis.

 I appreciate your help,  thanks! (Again.)

Rebecca.

Rebecca,

I hope this is relevant. Anthony Giddens has said quite a bit about the self- help literature has been a while, he ties the emergence of self-help literature to certain changes in late-capitalist society (and late-capitalist subjectivity). I can if you like, but won't waste everyone's time here. See, 'Modernity and Self-Identity: Self and Society in the late modern age"

kenneth J. gergen is also helpful, "the saturated self: dilemmas of identity . . ." i cannot find exact title - book is at home (easy read)
Rebecca
sounds like interesting work. how about looking for something useful in 'the care of the self'? perhaps this is a *slightly* different foucault than you had in mind though. ?

tony lack

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