Michel Foucault's 'the History Of Sexuality' Pioneered Queer Theory. In It He Builds An Argument Grounded In A Historical Analysis Of The Word Sexuality Against The Common Thesis That Sexuality Always Has Been Repressed In Western Society. Quite The Contrary: Since The 17th Century, There Has Been A Fixation With Sexuality Creating A Discourse Around Sexuality. It Is This Discourse That Has Created Sexual Minorities. In 'the History Of Sexuality', Foucault Attempts To Disprove The Thesis That Western Society Has Seen A Repression Of Sexuality Since The 17th Century And That Sexuality Has Been Unmentionable, Something Impossible To Speak About. In The 70s, When The Book Was Written, The Sexual Revolution Was A Fact. The Ideas Of The Psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich, Saying That To Conserve Your Mental Health You Needed To Liberate Your Sexual Energy, Were Popular. The Past Was Seen As A Dark Age Where Sexuality Had Been Something Forbidden. V. 1. An Introduction -- V. 2. The Use Of Pleasure -- V. 3. The Care Of The Self By Michel Foucault ; Translated From The French By Robert Hurley. Translation Of: Histoire De La Sexualité (paris : Gallimard, 1976-1984). Includes Bibliographical References (v. 2, P. 273-279; V. 3, P. 257-265) And Indexes.
Categories:
- Medical Books
- Psychology
- Sexuality
- Psychology
Publisher : Vintage
Author : Foucault, Michel
Language : English
Edition : Reissue
Published :1990-04-14
Number Of Pages : 176
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0679724699
ISBN-13 : 9780679724698
Item weight : 0.35 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 5.1 in x 7.9 in
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