Michel Foucault

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Contents 1 Biography 2 Article Summaries 3 Additional Works/Publications 4 Further Readings 5 Other Scholarly Views 5.1 Agreement 5.2 Opposition 6 References 7 External Links

Biography

Michel Foucault Michel Foucault (1926-1984) attended Ecole Normale Superieure. After seeing a psychiatrist, he began studying psychology, and he earned his license in France, as well as a degree in philosophy. He taught psychology at the Universite Lille Nord de France from 1953 to 1954. After leaving France for a few years, Foucault returned to finish his doctorate and accept a position at the University of Clermont-Ferrand. In 1965, he moved to the University of Tunis. He later moved to the United States and lectured at the University at buffalo in 1970, as well as at UC Berkeley.

Article Summaries

"What Is an Author?" by Michel Foucault

Additional Works/Publications

Madness and Civilization

The Birth of the Clinic

Death and the Labyrinth

The Order of Things

Archaeology of Knowledge

Discipline and Punish

The History of Sexuality

Further Readings

Other Scholarly Views

Agreement

Those authors that agree with Foucalt.

Opposition

Those authors that disagree with Foucault.

References

External Links

Full Bibliography of Michel Foucault

BBC Review of the Michael Foucault vs. Noam Chomsky Debate of 1971