{"product_id":"foucault-against-himself-paperback","title":"Foucault Against Himself - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrançois Caillat\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeo Bersani\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eGeorges Didi-Huberman\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his private life, as well as in his work and political attitudes, Michel Foucault often stood in contradiction to himself, especially when his expansive ideas collided with the institutions in which he worked. In Francois Caillat's provocative collection of essays and interviews based on his French documentary of the same name, leading contemporary critics and philosophers reframe Foucault's legacy in an effort to build new ways of thinking about his struggle against society's mechanisms of domination, demonstrating how conflict within the self lies at the heart of Foucault's life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes a foreword written especially for this edition by Paul Rabinow, Professor of Anthropology at the University of California (Berkeley) and an influential writer on the works of Foucault; he is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Foucault.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFoucault against Himself\u003c\/i\u003e features essays and interviews by: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeo Bersani, American Professor Emeritus of French at the University of California (Berkeley) and the author of \u003ci\u003eHomos\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorges Didi-Huberman, French philosopher and art historian; his most recent book is \u003ci\u003eGerhard Richter: Pictures\/Series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArlette Farge, French historian and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Allure of the Archives\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeoffroy de Lagasnerie, French philosopher and the author of \u003ci\u003eLa derniere lecon de Michel Foucault.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrançois Caillat: François Caillat is a filmmaker. He has taught philosophy, and made a number of documentaries, including works on Nobel Prize-winning French author J.M.G. Le Clézio and feminist writer Julia Kristeva. His documentary \u003ci\u003eFoucault contre lui-même\u003c\/i\u003e was broadcast in France in 2014.\u003cbr\u003eLeo Bersani: Leo Bersani's career spans more than 50 years and extends across a wide spectrum of fields including French studies, modernism, realist fiction, psychoanalytic criticism, film studies and queer theory. His books include \u003ci\u003eHomos\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eGeorges Didi-Huberman: Georges Didi-Huberman is a French philosopher and art historian. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Hysteria\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eImages in Spite of All: Four Photographs from Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eArlette Farge: Arlette Farge Is a French historian and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Allure of the Archives\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eGeoffroy de Lagasnerie: Geoffroy de Lagasnerie is a philosopher based in Paris. His books include \u003ci\u003eLa dernière leçon de Michel Foucault\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771629961504,"sku":"9781551526027","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1eb050e1e7dad0983e0e627817ebeb22.webp?v=1780389951","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/foucault-against-himself-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}