The Physics of Power
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Although I’m not a scientist (really, really not a scientist), I found it helpful to conceptualize the ideas that Foucault presents on power in “Part IV: The Deployment of Sexuality” by relating them to some basic laws of physics. Foucault’s claim that power is “the multiplicity of force relations immanent in the sphere in which […]
The Physics of Power
Tags: Foucault, History of Sexuality, law of conservation of energy, laws of motion, physics, Power
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Sexuality and the Multiplying Bulls-eye
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
In his History of Sexuality, Foucault provides us with a new accountability for the broadness of our perversions. He grants the individual and the society a space for discussion, unbound by singular form or direction. Noting that the trajectory of sexuality is non-unilateral –the same goes for the discourse surrounding it– Foucault dissects the untenable […]
Sexuality and the Multiplying Bulls-eye
Tags: Foucault, History of Sexuality, Peversion, Repression
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The Root of Sexual Inhibition
Monday, February 4th, 2013
I always find it hard to discuss philosophy because of its digressive nature – as soon as you answer one question, you realize that there are a million other questions you need to ask in order to come close to “truth”. And even then that truth is subjective, as it could change depending on the […]
The Root of Sexual Inhibition
Tags: Foucault, History of Sexuality, Sexual Inhibition
Posted in February 5, Rachel Kisty | 1 Comment »