This is a little late (apologies!) but here is the promised doodle for this week’s reading. Just a short reminder: This week we will meet for a double session from 10:00 to 14:00. There will, of course, be one or maybe even two breaks in between, but not necessarily at 12:45-13:15. Feel free to bring […]
Monatsarchiv für May 2016
Peers reviewing text
Peer review is at the heart of science, even social science, these days. It is also highly contested. However, the basic sentiment is noble and ingenious. By letting other knowledgeable people read and critique a text, the author gets a genuine chance at making it better. And any text can get better. Beyond that, by […]
Storytelling as political theory
Political theory comes in many forms and variations. Currently it follows academic modes of speech, which focus on the analytical distinctions and a language which connects to academic discourses. But we don’t have to go far to see how it could be different. The writings of Foucault would hardly pass the hard muster of academic […]
The proliferation of discourse
Clearly Foucault’s later writings, such as “The subject and power” and the “Technologies of the self” lend themselves more easily to an interpretation of Foucault as by no means opposed to the idea of an acting subject.* His earlier writings, which focused more on language and discourse, at first glance seem to negate such acting […]
First writing assignment
As you know, this week’s session has been postponed and will take place on June 3rd. However, you may want to use the time to get started on the first writing assignment. So here it is: With reference to the first texts discussed in the first three sessions, discuss ONE of the following statements. Resistance […]
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