D. Travers Scott has posted a long and detailed summary of the whole of History of Sexuality, Vol 1.
Scott is a Ph.D student at USC and writes it all up in an easy, contemporary style.
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Hupomnēmata and blogging
Posted on May 30, 2007 by Jeremy
In light on some recent analysis of blogging from the perspective of its labor value (and sign value) it might be worth recalling some rather under-used concepts from Foucault: hupomnēmata and self-writing.
This concept allows for a practice which is non-confessional, that is, it is not meant to be an outpouring of something that already exists (and a seeking of some kind of absolution or affirmation) but a process, event or practice in and of itself. That is, what Foucault calls hupomnēmata.
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Special issue on biopolitics
Posted on May 30, 2007 by Jeremy
Culture Machine, a journal dedicated to “generating research in culture & theory” has a special issue on biopolitics.
From the Editorial:
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