How do Foucault enable us to understand culture?
Foucault’s writings cover a broad range of topics and methodologically are similarly diverse, (Danaher, Schirato and Webb, 2000). Often in a characteristic fashion he referred to his work as offering a ‘toolbox’ from which elements could be drawn in order to engage in the study of society or societal features, (Foucault, 2003). In terms of culture while Foucault does not explicitly announce his intent to study it is however a theme which is implicitly and embedded within much of the work and studies conducted by him. (more…)














