Quick Facts About Michel Foucault
- Born
- October 15, 1926
- Died
- June 25, 1984
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Anthropologist
- Notable works
- Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison
- Known for
- Discipline and Punish, The Order of Things, The History of Sexuality, The Archaeology of Knowledge, L'usage des plaisirs
About Michel Foucault
Paul-Michel Foucault was a French historian of ideas and philosopher, who was also an author, literary critic, political activist, and teacher. Foucault's theories primarily addressed the relationships between power, knowledge and liberty, and he analyzed how they are used as a form of social control through multiple institutions. Though often cited as a structuralist and postmodernist, Foucault rejected these labels and sought to critique authority without limits on himself. His thought has influenced academics within a large number of contrasting areas of study, with this especially including those working in anthropology, communication studies, criminology, cultural studies, feminism, literary theory, psychology, and sociology. His efforts against homophobia and racial prejudice as well as against other ideological doctrines have also shaped research into critical theory and Marxism–Leninism alongside other topics.
Biography source:
Wikipedia
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