The purpose of this paper is to examine archeological method and genealogical approach that Foucault
refers to as both a method and a strategy. Portraying power-knowledge relations as the essence of
modern society and discourse, Foucault extensively studied dominant discourses in Western thought
since 16th century through archeological method. By means of archeological method, the researcher
could delve into the roots of dominant discourse functioned within culture. Archeology, in this
framework, is a practice or “archive” science in Foucault’s work. Taking archeology as a field of research,
Foucault not only examines meaning or reality, but also examines the historical a priori or possibilities,
existence and transformations of discourses as they acquire a positive character. Archeology, through
the description of conditions or rules, tries to “make visible invisible that things are not visible in
the surface”. The genealogy, in the sense of history of present, investigates how we have constituted,
recognized and accepted ourselves as subjects.
Foucault Archeology Genealogy Post-structuralism Power-knowledge
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Konular | Siyaset Bilimi |
Bölüm | International Journal of Political Science & Urban Studies |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 17 Eylül 2018 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 5 Mart 2018 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2018 Cilt: 6 Sayı: 2 |