Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault
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Michel Foucault

Writer 1926-10-15 Poitiers, Vienne, France

Paul-Michel Foucault (15 October 1926 – 25 June 1984) was a French philosopher, historian of ideas, writer, political activist, and literary critic. Foucault's theories primarily address the relationships between power and knowledge, and how they are used as a form of social control through societal institutions. Though often cited as a structuralist and postmodernist, Foucault rejected these labels. His thought has influenced academics, especially those working in communication studies, anthropology, psychology, s...

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Foucault Against Himself

Foucault Against Himself

2014 · Himself (archive footage)

Apostrophes

Apostrophes

1975 · Self

Philosophie et vérité

Philosophie et vérité

1965 · Himself

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Vincennes, l'université perdue

Vincennes, l'université perdue

2016 · Self (archive footage)

The Chomsky - Foucault Debate: On Human Nature

The Chomsky - Foucault Debate: On Human Nature

1971 · Himself

The Angst and the Bliss

The Angst and the Bliss

2022 · (voice)

Bachelard parmi nous ou l'héritage invisible

Bachelard parmi nous ou l'héritage invisible

1972 · Lui-même

Michel Foucault: Beyond Good and Evil

Michel Foucault: Beyond Good and Evil

1993 · Self (Archive)

Michel Foucault par lui-même

Michel Foucault par lui-même

2003 · Self (voice) (archive footage)

Philosophie et psychologie

Philosophie et psychologie

1965 · Lui-même

Michel Foucault: Knowledge and Power at SOAS and beyond

Michel Foucault: Knowledge and Power at SOAS and beyond

2024 · Himself

À propos de Pierre Rivière

1978 · Movie