The essay is about researching and analyzing the work and life of Michel Foucault, the
essay should
contain the following aspects:
1. The work and life of Michel
Foucault will be researched and analyzed.
2. Who was this Michel Foucault?
3. What ‘school of thought’ did Michel
Foucault belong to?
4. What led Michel Foucault to
becoming a ‘theorist’ or ‘philosopher’?
5. What impact did Michel Foucault work
have on society, at the time he was writing/thinking?
6. How did Michel Foucault work
relate to the ‘Media’ of the time?
7. Michel Foucault have had such a significant
impact on academia, written about life, culture and people, yet are still
somehow part of a ‘high’ or ‘elite’ area of society. One of the main goals of
this task is to show how this doesn’t have to be the case.
You will then need to analyze Michel Foucault in todays’ context. Media, in particular, was
very different at the time he wes alive and writing. How would his theories, as
he relates to media, apply to the media of today? How do you position your own
theoretical position, in regards to the theories and theorist you have written
about? The majority of this essay should be academic and research focused.
However, when writing about how the work of Michel Foucault is applicable to todays’ media, there is room
for speculating, projecting, opinion,and your own analysis, as long as you make it logical.
The essay will be published as a blog. So, you should take into account the audience is very important. It’s
possible to write in an academic way/format but also for a more public
audience. We have seen numerous examples of this during the trimester. This is
a big part of bridging this gap between ‘theory’ and society. This is
especially important and relevant to us. If theory is supposed to be about
life, living and society, how can we make writing about theory and theorists
accessible to a wider audience? Baudrillard, Butler, bell hooks, Foucault, and
many, many others, have had such a significant impact on academia, written about
life, culture and people, yet are still somehow part of a ‘high’ or ‘elite’
area of society. One of the main goals of this task is to show how this doesn’t
have to be the case. Your essay should be between 1500-2000 words. You must
have a reference list at the end of your essay/blog
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