The Passion of Michel Foucault explained
| The Passion of Michel Foucault |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Release Date: | 1993 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages: | 491 |
| Isbn: | 978-0671695507 |
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.
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
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
Bibliography
- Book: Macey, David . . David Macey . 1993 . Hutchinson . 978-0091753443 . Mac93.
- Book: Miller, James . The Passion of Michel Foucault . James Miller (academic) . 1993 . Simon & Schuster . New York City . 978-0671695507 . Mil93 . registration .
Further reading
- Collins . Stephen L. . Review of The Passion of Michel Foucault; The Lives of Michel Foucault: A Biography . . 99 . 2 . 507–510 . 1994 . 10.2307/2167289 . 0002-8762 . 2167289 . mdy-all .
- Dolan . Frederick M. . The Philosophical Laughter of Michel Foucault . Qui Parle . 6 . 2 . 131–149 . 1993 . 1041-8385 . 20685979 . mdy-all .
- Lezra . Jacques . Foucault's Perfection . Contemporary Literature . 35 . 3 . 593–623 . 1994 . 10.2307/1208698 . 0010-7484 . 1208698 . mdy-all .
- Martin . Luther H. . The discourse of (Michel Foucault's) life: A review essay . Method & Theory in the Study of Religion . 7 . 1 . 57–69 . 1995 . 10.1163/157006895X00216 . 0943-3058 . 23555529 . mdy-all .
- Rawson . Claude . The Masks of M. Foucault . The Sewanee Review . 102 . 3 . 471–476 . 1994 . 0037-3052 . 27546898 . mdy-all .
- Sturm . Ernest . Review of The Passion of Michel Foucault . The French Review . 69 . 5 . 829–830 . 1996 . 0016-111X . 397171 . mdy-all .
Notes and References
- [#Mil93|Miller 1993]
- Scialabba, George. Review: "The Passion of Michel Foucault by James Miller." Boston Globe, 30 January 1993.
- Rubenstein . Diane . Indiscreet Jewels: Can We Talk About the Passion of Michel Foucault? . Modern Fiction Studies . 41 . 3/4 . 681–698 . 1995 . 0026-7724 . 26285759 . mdy-all .
- Williams, James S. The French Review March 1997, Vol. 70, No. 4 pp. 604–605
- Book: Carrette, Jeremy R. Religion and culture By Michel Foucault . 1999-08-15 . 2012-03-18. 9780719054679 . Foucault . Michel . Manchester University Press .
- Book: Halperin, David M. Saint Foucault: towards a gay hagiography . 1997-04-10. 2012-03-18. 9780195111279 . Halperin . David M. . Oup USA .
- Book: Smith, Roger . The Norton History of the Human Sciences . registration . W. W. Norton & Company . New York . 1997 . 1006–7 . 0-393-31733-1 .
