Politics, Philosophy, Culture: Interviews and Other Writings, 1977-1984 - Paperback

by Michel Foucault (Author), Lawrence Kritzman (Editor), Alan Sheridan (Translator)

Politics, Philosophy, Culture contains a rich selection of interviews and other writings by the late Michel Foucault. Drawing upon his revolutionary concept of power as well as his critique of the institutions that organize social life, Foucault discusses literature, music, and the power of art while also examining concrete issues such as the Left in contemporary France, the social security system, the penal system, homosexuality, madness, and the Iranian Revolution.

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Politics, Philosophy, Culture contains a rich selection of interviews and other writing by the late Michel Foucault. Drawing upon his revolutionary concept of power as well as his critique of the institutions that organize social life, Foucault discusses literature, music, and the power of art while also examining concrete issues such as the Left in contemporary France, the social security system, the penal system, homosexuality, madness, and the Iranian Revolution.

Author Biography

Lawrence D. Kritzman is Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Dartmouth.