ANTH 2110 Study Guide - Final Guide: Camera Phone, Friending And Following, Sovereign People
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Michel foucault: michel foucault lived from 1926 to 1984 and was a philosopher, social theorist and historian of ideas. He is known for his writings on power , knowledge and discourse. He asked what governs discourses and the way in which they govern each other in a way that makes them seem valid or true. Ideas about discourse and power developed by michel foucault. Discourses are always linked to power and knowledge. Discourses are types of communication that can take various forms (visual, textual, etc) Discourses are deeply embedded in social histories about power. They are messages that are communicated and circulated that represent primary aspects of knowledge that are embedded with power. The power of discourses follows with casual acceptance of the reality of which we are presented. Discourses is about thinking about language and expanding it to things like media and body language.
