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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792971003321

Autore

Deutscher Penelope <1966->

Titolo

Foucault's futures : a critique of reproductive reason / / Penelope Deutscher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, [New York] : , : Columbia University Press, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

0-231-17640-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 pages)

Collana

Critical Life Studies

Disciplina

176/.2

Soggetti

Feminist ethics

Human reproduction - Philosophy

Sex - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Suspensions of Sex: Foucault and Derrida -- 2. Reproductive Futurism, Lee Edelman, and Reproductive Rights -- 3. Foucault's Children: Rereading the History of Sexuality, Volume 1 -- 4. Immunity, Bare Life, and the Thanatopolitics of Reproduction: Foucault, Esposito, Agamben -- 5. Judith Butler, Precarious Life, and Reproduction: From Social Ontology to Ontological Tact -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

In Foucault's Futures, Penelope Deutscher reconsiders the role of procreation in Foucault's thought, especially its proximity to risk, mortality, and death. She brings together his work on sexuality and biopolitics to challenge our understanding of the politicization of reproduction. By analyzing Foucault's contribution to the politics of maternity and its influence on the work of thinkers such as Roberto Esposito, Giorgio Agamben, and Judith Butler, Deutscher provides new insights into the conflicted political status of reproductive conduct and what it means for feminism and critical theory.