PHM4940

Contemporary European thought A: Deleuze and Foucault

(ART)

Claire Colebrook

8 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton

Synopsis: The subject has three parts. In the first, the common cultural and theoretical background of French philosophy in the twentieth century is surveyed to contextualise the writings of Foucault. In the second part we examine those he derides as /genealogy0, his writings on prisons and disciplinary power; and his writings on the history of sexuality. In the third we consider Deleuze0s /rhizomatic writings0, concentrating on Nietzsche, Sacher van Masoh and /A thousand plateaus0.

Assessment: Written (6000 words): 100% + OR + Essay (3000 words) and examination (3 hours): 100%