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1. Ms. Kitka November 29th, 2005 at 7:11 pm

   What a blast from the past… I read Black Skin White Mask about 4-5 years ago when I was at university… and who hasn’t read Foucault.

   Nice post, Ellie, glad to hear you’re coming back.

   Love,
   Kitka

   Thanks Kitka. I’m glad to be back. I’ve been blogging to my notebooks for the past few weeks! I was just digging around in The History of Sexuality and had to share that quote.

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2. Dissolute Libertine November 29th, 2005 at 9:20 pm

   hey… I havn’t read Foucault … though it looks like I should.

   Of course everyone hasn’t! Bachelors degrees in the Humanities usually lead you that way, though. Start with The History of Sexuality vol 1 or Discipline and Punish.

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3. John November 30th, 2005 at 10:42 pm

   Holy shit. That first quote is mind boggling. It makes the liberal brain melt. Foucault’s ideas of power and sex make people squirm enough, coordinating that with racial tension in a post-colonial world is like rope and feathers for the classroom. Sounds like fun.

   I haven’t read The History of Sex, but I desperately need to. I have studied more of his earlier writings on memory, the history of science and power.

   Glad you’re back. I dig your thoughts. As for blogging to your notebook, I have certainly been there. I remember when we called it a diary, even.

   Thanks for dropping in, John. What I like about The History, especially for people that don’t have a background in continental philosophy, is that his arguments about power are built into a very relatable example. However, understanding discourse helps a lot. As for “blogging to my notebook”, I realize how fucking pretentious that sounds. Thanks for calling me on it. However, in my defense, what I meant by that was that I was writing drafts of future blog posts in my notebook.

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