From: "Bryan C" <kirk728-AT-hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Power and the Subject Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 16:16:56 -0700 ---original--- A question that seems to be central in most people's (mis)reading of Foucault. I think that perhaps Foucault can be seen as saying that the subject is constructed as a relation of power rather than as a result - that is to say, the subject emerged _within_ operations of power rather than as a result of operations of power. That vision of emergence allows us to see subjectivity in terms that enable agency. You might check out an article by Jessica Kulynych in Polity (Journal) 1997. I believe Summer, but I may be wrong. ------------- I'm still not quite sure I understand. Part of the critique (from HARVEX)that I am running states that the plan frames power in a flawed way. They see power as primarily flowing from the state and as inherently repressive. The evidence says that power is actually constructive of identity and of the myth of autonomy. That the subject is merely a side-effect of power relations. What I was trying to understand is whether F. aknowlaged a limited extent or no extent of free will. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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