La Volonté de savoir
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La Volonté de savoir is Michel Foucault’s influential first volume of *The History of Sexuality*, in which he analyzes how modern societies produce and regulate discourse about sex as a form of power.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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first volume of a series ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | repressive hypothesis about sexuality ⓘ |
| author | Michel Foucault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
biopower
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confession ⓘ discursive production of sexuality ⓘ power/knowledge NERFINISHED ⓘ repressive hypothesis ⓘ |
| claimsThat |
modern societies incite discourse on sex
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power operates through the production of knowledge about sex ⓘ sexuality is an effect of discourse and power relations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| englishEditionTitle | The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| englishTitle | The Will to Knowledge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
gender studies
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history ⓘ philosophy ⓘ queer theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Care of the Self
NERFINISHED
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The Use of Pleasure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm |
print book
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translated edition ⓘ |
| influenced |
critical theory
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cultural studies ⓘ gender studies ⓘ history of sexuality scholarship ⓘ queer theory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of how discourse on sex functions as a technique of power
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critique of juridico-discursive concept of power ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Volonté de savoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The History of Sexuality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
continental philosophy
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post-structuralism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| publisher | Éditions Gallimard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesTitleInFrench | Histoire de la sexualité NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
biopolitics
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discourse ⓘ history of sexuality ⓘ modernity ⓘ power ⓘ sexuality ⓘ social control ⓘ |
| volumeNumber | 1 ⓘ |
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The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction