Language, Counter-Memory, and Practice
Foucault, Michel. Language, Counter-Memory, and Practice, translated by Donald F. Bouchard and Sherry Simon, edited by Donald F. Bouchard. Ithaca: Cornell, 1977. Print book.
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This collection of essays, lecture notes, and interviews provides an introduction to Foucault's thought on the interplay of memory and language. The first section presents his conceptualization of language as a limiting factor of knowledge and recollection; the second section offers a glimpse into his methodological practice; and the final section considers the political aspect of language with respect to its power to shape collective memory, as well as his critical theory of counter-memory as resistance.