Foucault's Futures: A Critique of Reproductive Reason (Critical Life Studies) - Hardcover

Deutscher, Penelope

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0231176406 ISBN 13: 9780231176408

Publisher: Columbia University Press, 2017

Synopsis

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.

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Book Description:

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 provide new insights into the conflicted political status of reproductive conduct and what it means for feminism and critical theory.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0231176406
• ISBN 13: 9780231176408
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 280