''The Birth of Biopolitics'' is a part of
a lecture series by French philosopher
Michel Foucault
Paul-Michel Foucault ( , ; ; 15 October 192625 June 1984) was a French History of ideas, historian of ideas and Philosophy, philosopher who was also an author, Literary criticism, literary critic, Activism, political activist, and teacher. Fo ...
at the
Collège de France between 1978 and 1979 and published posthumously.
In it, Foucault develops further the notion of
biopolitics
Biopolitics is a concept popularized by the French philosopher Michel Foucault in the mid-20th century. At its core, biopolitics explores how governmental power operates through the management and regulation of a population's bodies and lives.
...
introduced in a previous lecture series, ''
Security, Territory, Population''.
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See also
* Foucault's lectures at the Collège de France
References
External links
*
The Birth of Biopolitics (1978–1979)
Video. Lecture-Seminar. Columbia University. January 28, 2016.
Michel Foucault Audio Archive home
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Works by Michel Foucault
Biopolitics
Political philosophy literature
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