Comments on: History of Madness by Michel Foucault http://calitreview.com/247 Book reviews, essays, and author interviews. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:56:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tamara Jones http://calitreview.com/247/comment-page-1#comment-76289 Tamara Jones Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:38:52 +0000 http://calitreview.com/2007/08/08/history-of-madness-by-michel-foucault/#comment-76289 I found the following new book on HOM extremely insightful and useful. It poses real challenges to how feminist theory and queer theory have traditionally understood & used Foucault. It is based on a close reading of HIstory of Madness. "Mad for Foucault: Rethinking the Foundations of Queer Theory" by Lynne Huffer (Columbia University Press, NOv 2009) I found the following new book on HOM extremely insightful and useful. It poses real challenges to how feminist theory and queer theory have traditionally understood & used Foucault. It is based on a close reading of HIstory of Madness.

“Mad for Foucault: Rethinking the Foundations of Queer Theory” by Lynne Huffer
(Columbia University Press, NOv 2009)

]]> By: R.P.RAJANAYAHEM http://calitreview.com/247/comment-page-1#comment-23170 R.P.RAJANAYAHEM Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:07:35 +0000 http://calitreview.com/2007/08/08/history-of-madness-by-michel-foucault/#comment-23170 Crisp write-up on History of Madness Crisp write-up on History of Madness

]]> By: Greg Falk http://calitreview.com/247/comment-page-1#comment-1876 Greg Falk Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:45:14 +0000 http://calitreview.com/2007/08/08/history-of-madness-by-michel-foucault/#comment-1876 Still wanting to know more about Dr.Hollis' comments, I would agree that Foucault is a mind still relevant. The purpose of humanity is something that seems lost in modern thinking. H. Nussbaum does a nice study on this. This also harkens us all to revisit those who have done that before us. There are too many names and too many reasons to name. Still wanting to know more about Dr.Hollis’ comments, I would agree that Foucault is a mind still relevant. The purpose of humanity is something that seems lost in modern thinking. H. Nussbaum does a nice study on this. This also harkens us all to revisit those who have done that before us. There are too many names and too many reasons to name.

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