13. Introduction to Foucault

In this video, Professor Thorsby gives a conceptual tour of Foucault's essay on "Governmentality" and the first chapter of Discipline and Punish, 'The Body of the Condemned'

[firna]

Foucault has been very successful in cutting and opening up the living body of the power structure eg Govt, being the heart of any system and letting us the citizens to look, understand and know our place in it, as subjects our positions is quite compromised and it is suffocating at times to know so much control has been exercised without us being conscious about it. Thank you for unpacking.

[farhinkabir]

Thank you so much Prof. Thorsby for the time and effort you have put into simplifying the complexity of Foucault. Best wishes.

[cheri]

Thank you! Foucault was an incredible philosopher.

[plazdiquehardt]

This is excellent. You should include links to your Prezi in the description.

[nafeesyoutube]

Sir great...i appreciate.... knowledge should remain available for every one

[thisnameisok]

This is a fantastic grounding, thank you for sharing your presentation and deck. Just one minor thing- please consider making your deck so your content isn't obscured by you on cam (which is actually good to have) :)

[EricKwameAdae]

This is a brilliant introduction to Foucault's ideas. Many thanks for a great presentation.

[gokucloud]

Wonderful introduction to Foucault! This was quite enlightening and enjoyable. I'm curious if Foucault was inspired to these ideas by the events in the War, or if he always had a deeper understanding of the world before that...

[zzx]

Thank you, it's very helpful, I'm a art history student and currently work out critic theory. i like your video.

[cendilweylun]

Excellent presentation, Thank you for your service.

[postcodeox]

16:10 I have always wanted to live in the past... that prision punishment scene... has changed my mind

[Deleuzeshammerflow]

Have you read the essay by Deleuze on Societies of Control? He argues it is a misreading to say we live in a disciplinary society, we, he argues, live in a biopolitical society of control

[Beyonder]

Hi Professor Thorsby- thank you for the interesting lecture on Foucault and the art of governing (which is what I am trying to get my head around). I was wondering where you got the helpful flowchart on governmental continuity from (around 59:00)? I would like to adapt it, but would need a reference. Thank you in advance. Simon

[cherry]

Hey Mark any possibility for you to make a video to introduce structuration theory by Giddens?

[knowone]

Like ur topics..
Appreciate ur work..
Thanks
These topics very interesting.. Hospitals and control is a big one..
If u a listener Id like to speak to u..
The "body" is a page of text.. Im sure u understand

[leonardbasic]

Very nice presentation.. I enjoyed listening to it..
There is a large difference between Usa and European states where European states are still dominated by "Ethnos" (as long is the "ethnos" is untouched - they are liberal and the civil society can flourish) and they will stay like this...(with all the limits and flaws)
 It is a certain advantage for Usa to have something else behind the screen but it can be disastrous as well if the binding force behind the usa becomes something different then self proclaimed idology... (like it was many times in the past..)...

[aimanreyaz]

What is this software? The notes are very good and highly organized. Please anybody just tell me the name in which Mr Thorsby has described his ideas, with the help of these images and maps.

[lolitavat]

Whuch is the book he speaks about, the one of the execution on the church of paris

[bongimabaso]

Thank you for an amazing lecture 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[GeniusisCommon]

You are an amazing Professor. Anyone that can break down Foucault the way you do is genius. You have such a cool laid back style, yet you make it very interesting as well. Great work. #Genius #Geniusiscommon www.geniusiscommon.com