The Passion of Michel Foucault is a biography of the French philosopher Michel Foucault authored by the American philosopher James Miller. It was first published in the United States by Simon & Schuster in 1993.
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| Author | James Miller |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Michel Foucault |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 1993 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 491 |
| ISBN | 978-0671695507 |
Within the book, Miller made the claim that Foucault's experiences in the gay sadomasochism community during the time he taught at Berkeley directly influenced his political and philosophical works.[1] Miller's ideas have been rebuked by certain Foucault scholars as being either simply misdirected,[2] a sordid reading of his life and works,[3][4] or as a politically motivated, intentional misreading.[5][6]
Reception edit
Writing for The Boston Globe, book critic George Scialabba described The Passion of Michel Foucault as an "intensely interesting" work which provides an "astoundingly vivid though non-prurient description of (mainly homosexual) sadomasochism".[2] The historian of science Roger Smith writes that Miller turns Foucault's life "into a drama for our times".[7]
References edit
- ^ Miller 1993.
- ^ a b Scialabba, George. Review: "The Passion of Michel Foucault by James Miller." Boston Globe, 30 January 1993.
- ^ Rubenstein, Diane (1995). "Indiscreet Jewels: Can We Talk About the Passion of Michel Foucault?". Modern Fiction Studies. 41 (3/4): 681–698. ISSN 0026-7724. JSTOR 26285759.
- ^ Williams, James S. The French Review March 1997, Vol. 70, No. 4 pp. 604–605
- ^ Foucault, Michel (August 15, 1999). Carrette, Jeremy R. Religion and culture By Michel Foucault. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719054679. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ Halperin, David M. (April 10, 1997). Halperin, David M. Saint Foucault: towards a gay hagiography. Oup USA. ISBN 9780195111279. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ Smith, Roger (1997). The Norton History of the Human Sciences. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 1006–7. ISBN 0-393-31733-1.
Bibliography edit
- Macey, David (1993). The Lives of Michel Foucault. Hutchinson. ISBN 978-0091753443.
- Miller, James (1993). The Passion of Michel Foucault. New York City: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0671695507.
Further reading edit
- Collins, Stephen L. (1994). "Review of The Passion of Michel Foucault; The Lives of Michel Foucault: A Biography". The American Historical Review. 99 (2): 507–510. doi:10.2307/2167289. ISSN 0002-8762. JSTOR 2167289.
- Dolan, Frederick M. (1993). "The Philosophical Laughter of Michel Foucault". Qui Parle. 6 (2): 131–149. ISSN 1041-8385. JSTOR 20685979.
- Lezra, Jacques (1994). "Foucault's Perfection". Contemporary Literature. 35 (3): 593–623. doi:10.2307/1208698. ISSN 0010-7484. JSTOR 1208698.
- Martin, Luther H. (1995). "The discourse of (Michel Foucault's) life: A review essay". Method & Theory in the Study of Religion. 7 (1): 57–69. ISSN 0943-3058. JSTOR 23555529.
- Rawson, Claude (1994). "The Masks of M. Foucault". The Sewanee Review. 102 (3): 471–476. ISSN 0037-3052. JSTOR 27546898.
- Sturm, Ernest (1996). "Review of The Passion of Michel Foucault". The French Review. 69 (5): 829–830. ISSN 0016-111X. JSTOR 397171.
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