Power and knowledge
Power relations and forms of knowledge are produced and transformed together in concrete historical practices.
A situation to think through
An administrative form classifies situations and makes certain decisions possible.
Archaeology of knowledge · genealogy · 1926–1984
Michel Foucault
Question the assumptions that govern us.
Poitiers · Paris · Tunis
Philosophy
Ideas that shift your perspective.
Discipline
Organizing bodies, time and space can produce useful and comparable behavior while meeting resistance.
A situation to think through
A timetable and examinations organize a school day.
Biopolitics
Institutions govern populations through health, statistics and other knowledge; their aims and effects require case-by-case examination.
A situation to think through
A health policy relies on statistical categories and collective choices.
Practices of the self
Exercises and relationships can help form a subject; their possibilities and limits depend on historical contexts.
A situation to think through
Keeping a journal is a practice whose meaning changes with its uses and setting.