"No thinker of the last generation helped shape understandings of the world more powerfully than Foucault. This splendid and up-to-date anthology shows that his work, through its various phases, retains its analytic power today." —Simon During, University of Queensland "Now is an appropriate time to reassess Foucault's work, to reflect upon its significance, relevance, and impact. These wide-ranging ... Read moreand challenging essays by leading figures in the field demonstrate the extraordinary breadth and depth of Foucault's contribution to the social sciences and humanities." —Barry Smart, University of Portsmouth "Foucault Now shows that 'Foucault then' is as relevant today as ever he was. The essays collected here traverse the full range of Foucault's work. In situating his concerns and methods within the politics of his times, they also connect them to the politics of the present with a compelling urgency. Foucault's originality still astonishes, and he remains simply indispensable." —Tony Bennett, University of Western Sydney Show Less