T 2/26 Discipline and Punish 182-184; History of Sexuality 1-49, recommended 53-73

Topics: Power, normalization, and resistance

1. What view about the nature of power and sexuality is Foucault attacking in The History of Sexuality, and how his examination of the imperative to talk about sex serve as a criticism of this view?

2. In contrast to this, how does Foucault describe the relation of power and sexuality?

3. Why does Foucault claim that modern society is perverse?