Comments on: Part II: Power, Subjectification and Resistance in Foucault http://percaritatem.com/2010/03/01/part-ii-power-subjectification-and-resistance-in-foucault/ Non intratur in veritatem nisi per caritatem. St. Augustine Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:27:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Steve Harris http://percaritatem.com/2010/03/01/part-ii-power-subjectification-and-resistance-in-foucault/comment-page-1/#comment-5667 Steve Harris Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:28:00 +0000 http://percaritatem.com/?p=1892#comment-5667 Cynthia, I am actually not aware of extensive places where she interacts with Foucault explicitly, only that her work on contemplation is underwritten by Foucaultian ideas. The prologue to her Powers and Submissions is particularly helpful with this, and explains her relation to Foucault in some detail. Also helpful for getting a handle on her view of contemplation is "Is There a Future for Gender and Theology?" You can find it here: http://divinity.uchicago.edu/martycenter/publications/criterion/spring_09.pdf. I hope that helps. Take care, Steve Cynthia,

I am actually not aware of extensive places where she interacts with Foucault explicitly, only that her work on contemplation is underwritten by Foucaultian ideas. The prologue to her Powers and Submissions is particularly helpful with this, and explains her relation to Foucault in some detail. Also helpful for getting a handle on her view of contemplation is “Is There a Future for Gender and Theology?” You can find it here: http://divinity.uchicago.edu/martycenter/publications/criterion/spring_09.pdf. I hope that helps. Take care,

Steve

]]> By: Cynthia R. Nielsen http://percaritatem.com/2010/03/01/part-ii-power-subjectification-and-resistance-in-foucault/comment-page-1/#comment-5666 Cynthia R. Nielsen Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:35:31 +0000 http://percaritatem.com/?p=1892#comment-5666 Steve, You make a very interesting observation. I am interested in reading Coakley's work on Foucault. Which books/articles do you recommend? Best wishes, Cynthia Steve,

You make a very interesting observation. I am interested in reading Coakley’s work on Foucault. Which books/articles do you recommend?

Best wishes,
Cynthia

]]> By: Steve Harris http://percaritatem.com/2010/03/01/part-ii-power-subjectification-and-resistance-in-foucault/comment-page-1/#comment-5665 Steve Harris Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:45:35 +0000 http://percaritatem.com/?p=1892#comment-5665 "While the decision to exercise power is always intentional, the mechanisms of power that individuals use to exercise power are inherently non-subjective, because they do not depend on the existence of those individuals for their own existence." This bit reminds me of Sarah Coakley's work. In her view, the silence of contemplative prayer is a risky self-opening to God which nevertheless empowers the subject. Knowing she's done substantial work on Foucault, I wonder if she draws on this idea for her view of contemplation? Christ working through us seems strangely close to this "non-subjective" and yet "intentional" working of power. “While the decision to exercise power is always intentional, the mechanisms of power that individuals use to exercise power are inherently non-subjective, because they do not depend on the existence of those individuals for their own existence.”

This bit reminds me of Sarah Coakley’s work. In her view, the silence of contemplative prayer is a risky self-opening to God which nevertheless empowers the subject. Knowing she’s done substantial work on Foucault, I wonder if she draws on this idea for her view of contemplation? Christ working through us seems strangely close to this “non-subjective” and yet “intentional” working of power.

]]> By: Some recent wanderings « P e r ∙ C r u c e m ∙ a d ∙ L u c e m http://percaritatem.com/2010/03/01/part-ii-power-subjectification-and-resistance-in-foucault/comment-page-1/#comment-5643 Some recent wanderings « P e r ∙ C r u c e m ∙ a d ∙ L u c e m Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:50:39 +0000 http://percaritatem.com/?p=1892#comment-5643 [...] Nielsen posts on Foucault and power (I, II, [...] [...] Nielsen posts on Foucault and power (I, II, [...]

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