Introduction to Michel Foucault: Power, Knowledge, and the Self

Here's a short video I created to help understand a few of Michel Foucault's major concepts. What do you think?

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[YaussieChick]

I think you did an excellent job in helping me getting a clearer understanding of the influential sociologist.

[jameskabia]

Apt and precise summary of Foucault's concept. Many thanks for sharing this!

[katiemiaana]

Thank you, really helped me understand Foucault.

[laruedevries]

Brilliant .. a great explanation from my favorite sociology superstar. Foucault :)

[ashleygarcia]

This was great! I will be reading Foucault this fall and this was a helpful way to introduce me to his work.

[revup]

Wonderful job! Many thanks for sharing 👏👏

[ameliadeering]

thank you so so much for this video, I have an essay to write on the interrelations between knowledge, power and subjectivity in Foucault's work - this video was perfect!

[sonamgurungpazzung]

Thank you for understanding the very really way

[dominiquelemoine]

Great starting point, thank you! I notice a lot of the comments are recent, I guess that's from us university students who are reading Foucault. :p

[OttoChenault]

I will recommend Foucault to all researchers and “ Truthers”, thanks.

[derekstark]

Amazing video man. I’m working on a research project regarding sports coaching leadership and this is really helping me to frame the study!

[MuhammadIzzulHaq]

Very good video Brian! it is very concise and well-structured presentation! It really helped me understand some focal points in Foucault. Many thanks for creating and sharing this video.

[parthamukherjee]

Amazing video.. thanks a lot.. pls make some more videos on Foucault..

[snickerzzzb.m]

Wouldn't it be knowledge first, self- second and power- last? I mean if there's no knowledge, where would power and the 'self' be at?
Haven't seen the whole video, just the beginning but it raised a question :)
*Adding while watching-
About 'actions', if you say that 'power' is first, that would mean that the person is already in control of their action and of theirknowledge. When a baby is born, he not she asks. They simply know what they need, right?
So when does 'knowledge' of reaction truly becomes a part of that 'power' you speak of?
You're right about that we're unaware of our (self) actions, but that is because we're unaware of self knowledge. Self awareness..
Knowledge is power.
Self knowledge is more powerful than just being alive for no reason.
Knowledge is - the realization of thought, speech, and action.
It does have aspect on living forms.
Knowledge is a way of or to magnetize, whether others believe or not.
Theoretically, as you said, any one can have a theory.
But what should come first? What is or might, or should be more important than the other?

[jdzentrist]

Subjectivization: This notion seems to build upon Heidegger's critique of Descartes' and "Plato's" so-called Metaphysics. Like Heidegger's critique of Humanism and (implicitly or explicitly) Liberalism/Modernity, Foucault's "subjectivization" seems to be a sweeping revolution in thinking/perspective, such that one becomes instinctively SKEPTICAL. One suspects that indeed the appearance of an societal "institution" is NOT what it appears to be. Day to day PROBLEMS, for example, personal health or employment, housing or transportation, not to mention the quality of the "professions, " all of this is now subject to healthy SUSPICION. This is where the "technology of Self" as Brian puts it, becomes a positive step in the right direction. A simplicity of life, focussing on needs rather than incessant DESIRES for MORE THINGS--helps us to see what really matters. The practical side of our natures now knows that we are not alone, and that there are ways to work with people for the betterment of all.

[husseinmohammed]

Thanx doc. really informative.
I got a question about practical knowledge, is it better or truer than theoretical knowledge for him ?

[Aydoz]

hi brian excellent video, would you be able to share the sources for the subjectivation and subjectification? how would i start to being to compare the two in reference to the subject and power? thank you in advance

[carolleenkelmann]

Foucault and Governmental Managements of Sars-CoV 2

[wezzuh]

You can really sense Nietzsche's influence on him.