An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
Michel Foucault
2 books referenced
Books by Michel Foucault
Referenced in 1 episode
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.
Referenced in 1 episode
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.