Author: Patrice Maniglier

Michel Foucault, a French historian, philosopher, and social theorist, was one of the most important figures in twentieth-century thought. His work has had enormous influence throughout the humanities and social sciences.Patrice Maniglier is senior lecturer in the department of philosophy at the University of Paris–Nanterre.Dork Zabunyan is professor of film studies at the University of Paris–8. Clare O’Farrell is senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the Queensland University of Technology. Her books include Foucault: Historian or Philosopher? (1989) and Michel Foucault (2005).