Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 12:44:48 -0800 (PST) From: Jivko Georgiev <jivkox43georgiev-AT-yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Political Genealogy After Foucault Thank You Andrew! 'enonciative modalities' hm..... Marry Christmass and Happy New Year! --- Andrew Brokos <AndrooBrokos-AT-netscape.net> wrote: > Jivko made reference to this book, but having just > finished reading it I figured I could clarify his > comments a bit. The book, by Michael Clifford, isn't > a collection of Foucault's work, it's an application > of it to political science. Following Foucault's > readings of ancient texts as manuals for living in > 'The History of Sexuality Vo. II and III', he reads > Mills' 'On Liberty' as a text which suggest an > ethical manner of conducting oneself. His thesis, in > a nutshell, is that modern political identity, > especially in America, is animated by the icon of > the autonomous rights-bearing individual (or Savage > Noble, to reverse Rousseau's famous character- he > supports this analogy with early American accounts > of Old World nobility who joined Native American > tribes or otherwise immersed themselves in the > 'wild') and that the contractual theory of power > which holds this individual as its nucleus conceals > the workings of disciplinary mechanisms. The work is > very informative for those with an interest in > political theory, but there is very little new > insight on the nature of Foucault's work, with the > exception of some original consideration of > 'enunciative modalities'. > > -- > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and > great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of > buying online with Shop-AT-Netscape! > http://shopnow.netscape.com/ > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account > today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
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