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Foucault´s Futures: A Critique of Reproductive Reason
Penelope Deutscher
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Hardback. Series: Critical Life Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPCF7; HPS; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
In Foucault's Futures, Penelope Deutscher reconsiders the role of procreation in Foucault's thought, especially its proximity to risk, mortality, and death. She brings together his work on sexuality and biopolitics to challenge our understanding of the politicization of reproduction. By analyzing Foucault's contribution to the politics of maternity and its influence on the work of thinkers such as Roberto Esposito, Giorgio Agamben, and Judith Butler, Deutscher provides new insights into the conflicted political status of reproductive conduct and what it means for feminism and critical theory.
In Foucault's Futures, Penelope Deutscher reconsiders the role of procreation in Foucault's thought, especially its proximity to risk, mortality, and death. She brings together his work on sexuality and biopolitics to challenge our understanding of the politicization of reproduction. By analyzing Foucault's contribution to the politics of maternity and its influence on the work of thinkers such as Roberto Esposito, Giorgio Agamben, and Judith Butler, Deutscher provides new insights into the conflicted political status of reproductive conduct and what it means for feminism and critical theory.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
Critical Life Studies
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231176408
SKU
V9780231176408
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About Penelope Deutscher
Penelope Deutscher is Joan and Sarepta Harrison Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University. She is the author or editor of a number of books, including Foucault/Derrida Fifty Years Later (2016) and Critical Theory in Critical Times: Transforming the Global Political and Economic Order (2017), both from Columbia University Press.
Reviews for Foucault´s Futures: A Critique of Reproductive Reason
Foucault's Futures opens up a new future for Foucault by showing how profoundly, and how unexpectedly, his account of biopolitical power informs the procreative politics implicit in his various writings on sex. Combining theoretical rigor with intellectual generosity, Penelope Deutscher proposes and enacts a critical ethics that mobilizes the "suspended reserves" of Foucault (and many other theorists) to generate striking ... Read more