Mad for Foucault
Author | : Lynne Huffer |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 373 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780231149181 |
ISBN-13 | : 0231149182 |
Rating | : 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Download or read book Mad for Foucault written by Lynne Huffer and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary critiques of sexuality have their origins in the work of Michel Foucault. While Foucault's seminal arguments helped to establish the foundations of queer theory and greatly advance feminist critique, Lynne Huffer argues that our interpretation of the theorist's powerful ideas remains flawed.