The Impact of Michel Foucault on the Social Sciences and Humanities

This book provides a welcome assessment of the wide-ranging impact of Michel Foucault's work upon a number of disciplines within the social sciences and humanities. It offers close textual readings of Foucault's work along with clear overviews of how his work has been taken up in subjects such as history, philosophy and international relations. It also offers original applications of his work to important topics within feminist theory, political theory, the sociology of race, and socio-legal studies. Front Matter....Pages i-vii Introduction: Strategies of Transgression....Pages 1-9 Foucault and the Problem of Method....Pages 10-28 Foucault and the Writing of History....Pages 29-53 Surveillance-Free-Subjects....Pages 54-77 Foucault’s Ethics and Politics: A Strategy for Feminism?....Pages 78-101 Foucault and International Relations Theory....Pages 102-127 Rejecting Truthful Identities: Foucault, ‘Race’ and Politics....Pages 128-146 Strategies of Power: Legislating Worship and Religious Education....Pages 147-172 Back Matter....Pages 173-186 Provides an assessment of the wide-ranging impact of Michel Foucault's work within the social sciences and humanities. This book includes textual readings of Foucault's work along with overviews of how his work has been taken up in subjects such as history and philosophy.