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Resistance and the Politics of Truth Foucault, Deleuze, Badiou Iain MacKenzie
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- MacKenzie, Iain <p>Iain MacKenzie, University of Kent, United Kingdom</p>, Author.
- Series:
- Edition Politik ; Volume 45.
- Edition Politik
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poststructuralism.
- Post-Foundationalism.
- Michel Foucault.
- Gilles Deleuze.
- Alain Badiou.
- Politics.
- Political Theory.
- Political Philosophy.
- Post-structuralism.
- Political Science.
- Local Subjects:
- Poststructuralism.
- Post-Foundationalism.
- Michel Foucault.
- Gilles Deleuze.
- Alain Badiou.
- Politics.
- Political Theory.
- Political Philosophy.
- Post-structuralism.
- Political Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (146 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- MacKenzie, Resistance and the Politics of Truth Foucault, Deleuze, Badiou
- Place of Publication:
- Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2018
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Biography/History:
- Iain MacKenzie is a co-director of the Centre for Critical Thought and a senior lecturer in Politics at the University of Kent. His research focusses on poststructuralism and political philosophy.
- Summary:
- `The truth will set you free' is a maxim central to both theories and practices of resistance. Nonetheless, it is a claim that has come under fire from an array of critical perspectives in the second half of the 20th century. Iain MacKenzie analyses two of the most compelling of these perspectives: the poststructuralist politics of truth formulated by Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze and the alternative post-foundational account of truth and militancy developed by Alain Badiou. He argues that a critically oriented version of poststructuralism provides both an understanding of the deeply entwined nature of truth and power and a compelling account of the creative practices that may sustain resistance.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter 1 Contents 5 Acknowledgements 7 Introduction: A Time to Think and Act Differently? 9 Chapter 1: From the Truth about Politics to the Politics of Truth 23 Chapter 2: Truth and Power 45 Chapter 3: Learning to Resist 71 Chapter 4: The Militant Subject of a Political Truth 95 Chapter 5: Resistance in Control Societies 119 Conclusion: How to Think and Act Differently 135 Bibliography 141
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9783732839070
- 3732839079
- 9783839439074
- 3839439078
- OCLC:
- 1031968184
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