The History of Sexuality Will of Knowledge‚ Vol. 1 Michel Foucault‚ 1976 About Foucault Michel Foucault (1926-1984) is one of the prominent sociologists in the contemporary world. He held a chair at the prestigious Collège de France with the title "History of Systems of Thought‚" and also taught at the University at Buffalo and the University of California‚ Berkeley. Some of Foucault’s major contributions have been in the area of power and knowledge. He wrote frequently for French newspapers
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In his book‚ Foucault identifies the roots of sexuality back to the 1600s‚ where Christian ideology resulted in an augmented interest in sexuality within families. As sexuality began to intensify throughout society‚ ruling classes began to regulate it by seeking guidance from mentors‚ doctors and pastors that resulted in a massive dissemination of discourse on sexuality. Over time‚ sexuality has become rather significant to individuals‚ something that defines them spiritually‚ physically and socially
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Florida Studio Theatre’s production of Butler by Richard Strand is witty‚ full of word play‚ and all too relevant. As a country embroiled in conversation around race‚ immigration‚ identity‚ and at the core of it all who has the right to humanity‚ this question is posed to us once again as with this play. Butler embodies both the past and present while presenting a unique opportunity to learn from it and change our future. At the top of Butler‚ both Major General Butler and Lieutenant Kelly refer to Shepard
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Power: the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events. While this is the dictionary definition‚ power can be viewed in several different manners. Michel Foucault took a different approach on this concept by developing his own theory on the phenomenon of power through his observations on subjects ranging from school discipline to administration systems. A writer named Jonathan Gaventa described Foucault’s work stating it “marks a radical departure from
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and pervasive’ (Jones & Porter‚ 1994). In the riots CCTV did act as a Panopticon in regards to it allowing for identification after the riots had ended‚ although Foucault stated ‘the major effect of the Panopticon: to induce in the inmate a state of conscious and permanent visibility that assures the automatic functioning of power’ (Foucault‚ 1977). This was not necessarily the case in 2011 as it did not deter people away from partaking in the looting and rioting even though they knew CCTV was
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Michel Foucault’s initial intent was not to analyze the phenomena of power and discourse‚ “nor to elaborate the foundations of such an analysis” (Foucault). His objective was to examine the main aspects of how human beings are made subjects. He came to the conclusion-that in order to understand how individuals become subjects‚ you must acknowledge the power relations within a society. Michel Foucault’s theory of power and discourse was first created/published in his book “Discipline and Punish: The
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Tubal Uriah “Buzz” Butler Tubal Uriah “Buzz” Butler was born in 1895 in Grenada. During World War 1‚ Butler served in the British West India Regiment under the captaincy of Captain Arthur Cipriani. Uriah Butler migrated to Trinidad in the year 1921 with the hope of securing a good job in the oil industry. He found employment in the oilfields in south Trinidad. His occupation in the oil industry was constantly changing; he worked as a rig man‚ a pipe-fitter and a pump man. While he was not
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Lee Daniels’ The Butler Director: Lee Daniels The movie I chose was Lee Daniels’ The Butler and I chose the characters to talk about. The Butler is a great movie with amazing characters such as Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker)‚ Hattie Pearl (Mariah Carey)‚ Gloria Gaines (Oprah Winfrey)‚ Howard (Terrence Howard)‚ Carter Wilson (Cuba Gooding Jr.)‚ and so many more. This movie is a brilliant‚ but truthful film on a subject that is usually shrouded in wishing thinking. It is based upon the life of Eugene
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Nicholas Cappucci Cost Management Systems Professor Wall Butler Lumber 1.Mark Butler has to borrow so much money to support his business because of his plans to expand his business and to consolidate his debt. Receiving the loan will allow Butler to make sure his inventory is ready for the projected sales increase in the coming year. Cash flexibility is also an issue with this company because they have so many outstanding debts‚ getting the loan will improve the cash flexibility. 2.I do
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