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MICHEL FOUCAULT

Scope|Circulating Books|Critical Sources|Periodicals, Journals, & Trade Publications

Scope: Michel Foucault was a French teacher of philosophy and literature. The purpose of his writing was to recover and unearth knowledge. He attempted to transform poetry into science. His works were often criticized because his writing was difficult to understand and his arguments hard to follow.

CIRCULATING BOOKS 

Books of Michel Foucault’s works are listed in our on-line catalog under, “ Foucault, Michel,” and under individual titles.

Books written by and about Michel Foucault have the call number(s) 

B2430.F724 

Some representative books from the circulating collection that are located upstairs in the library are:

Dreyfus, Hubert L. Michel Foucault, Beyond Structuralism and Hermeneutics. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983.

Foucault, Michel. The Foucault Reader. New York: Pantheon Books, 1984.

Hoy, David Couzens. Foucault: A Critical Reader. New York: B. Blackwell, 1987.

CRITICAL SOURCES

There are books in the Reference collection that do not circulate but pages may be photocopied. These resources provide and overview or summary of the topic. 

The following titles are appropriate to this topic:

REF PN 771.M3 1991 Major 20th Century Writers

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS, & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

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Updated 02/08/2007