Foucault and the Making of Subjects by Laura Cremonesi, Orazi... - 9781786601056

Foucault and the Making of SubjectsAuthor(s): Laura Cremonesi, Orazio Irrera, Daniele Lorenzini, Martina Tazzioli\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Rowman & Littlefield International\nISBN-13: 9781786601056, 978-1786601056\nSynopsis\nMichel Foucaults account of the subject has a double meaning: it relates to both being a subject of and being subject to political forces. This book interrogates the philosophical and political consequences of such a dual definition of the subject, by exploring the processes of subjectivation and objectivation through which subjects are produced. Drawing together well-known scholars of Foucaultian thought and critical theory, alongside a newly translated interview with Foucault himself, the book will engage in a serious reconsideration of the notion of autonomy beyond the liberal tradition, connecting it to processes of subjectivation. In the face of the ongoing proliferation of analyses using the noti.