
Foucault’s Power: Knowledge Is Power, Obscurity Is Apparently Also Power
Cogito Ergo Nope, Book 3
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Narrated by:
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Benjamin Powell
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By:
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Sophia Blackwell
About this listen
Ever wondered why your college roommate wouldn't stop talking about "discursive formations" after one semester of critical theory? Curious how a bald Frenchman in a turtleneck became the patron saint of impenetrable academic writing? Want to understand Foucault without developing a migraine or a sudden urge to wear all black?
Foucault's Power is the antidote to pretentious philosophical obscurity you've been waiting for. This irreverent guide takes you on a sarcasm-soaked journey through Michel Foucault's most influential ideas—from his analysis of prisons and power to his baffling observations about sexuality and truth—all while mercilessly mocking the cult of incomprehensibility that has grown around him.
In this audiobook, you'll discover:
- How Foucault transformed "people in power control information" into a revolutionary insight
- Why your open-plan office is actually a sophisticated surveillance mechanism (as if you needed another reason to hate it)
- How Foucault managed to write extensively about sex without including a single useful tip
- The convenient contradictions of a man who questioned all institutions while becoming the ultimate institutional insider
- A bonus translation guide from Foucauldian jargon to human English!
Whether you're a confused student forced to read "Discipline and Punish," a curious listener wanting to understand what the fuss is about, or someone who enjoys watching intellectual pretension get skewered by razor-sharp wit, this audiobook is your perfect introduction to the man who made simplicity unfashionable and gave academic writing permission to be terrible forever.
©2025 Sophia Blackwell (P)2025 Sophia Blackwell