Resistance and the Politics of Truth: Foucault, Deleuze, Badiou (Edition Politik Book 45)

`The truth will set you free' is a maxim central to both theories and practices of resistance. Nonetheless, it is a claim that has come under fire from an array of critical perspectives in the second half of the 20th century. Iain MacKenzie analyses two of the most compelling of these perspectives: the poststructuralist politics of truth formulated by Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze and the alternative post-foundational account of truth and militancy developed by Alain Badiou. He argues that a critically oriented version of poststructuralism provides both an understanding of the deeply entwined nature of truth and power and a compelling account of the creative practices that may sustain resistance. "'The truth will set you free' is a maxim central to both theories and practices of resistance. Nonetheless, it is a claim that has come under fire from an array of critical perspectives in the second half of the 20th century. Iain MacKenzie's monograph lays the focus on the challenges to the category of truth formulated by poststructuralists such as Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze and post-foundationalism as represented by Alain Badiou. He argues that a critically oriented version of poststructuralism provides both an understanding of the deeply entwined nature of truth and power and a compelling account of the creative practices that may sustain resistance"--Back cover Cover Contents Acknowledgements Introduction: A Time to Think and Act Differently? Chapter 1: From the Truth about Politics to the Politics of Truth Chapter 2: Truth and Power Chapter 3: Learning to Resist Chapter 4: The Militant Subject of a Political Truth Chapter 5: Resistance in Control Societies Conclusion: How to Think and Act Differently Bibliography