An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Michel Foucault

2 books referenced

Books by Michel Foucault

Discipline and Punish

Referenced in 1 episode

354: Paris 1968: The Return of De Gaulle (Part 2)

July 27, 2023

Context:

Explicitly mentioned as Foucault's book ('his book discipline and punish as it's translated into english and it comes out in 1975') when discussing how Foucault analyzed state surveillance and the panopticon concept after the failure of the 1968 protests.

Les Mots et les Choses (The Order of Things)

Referenced in 1 episode

353: Paris 1968: The Students' Revolt (Part 1)

July 24, 2023

Context:

Discussed as a work by the 'rising French philosopher' Michel Foucault, in which he argues that 'everything is oppression' and that 'culture, knowledge, patriotism are merely discourses of power.' Referenced in the context of discussing intellectual influences on the 1968 events.