Abstract

BEDOYA HERNANDEZ, Mauricio  and  CASTRILLON ALDANA, Alberto. Michel Foucault and the history of the present. Andamios [online]. 2021, vol.18, n.46, pp.493-512.  Epub Jan 17, 2022. ISSN 2594-1917.  https://doi.org/10.29092/uacm.v18i46.854.

In this paper, the author approaches the issue of method as seen in the research of Michel Foucault, who creates a history of the present, articulates archeology with genealogy and develops a set of tools for his genealogical research. This paper discusses two of those tools: the dispositif and the focus of experience. The author concludes that: (1) the concept of dispositif, which includes discursive and non-discursive practices, is a powerful tool for the genealogist who writes the history of the present; (2) every dispositif has a strategic role, and (3) the concept of focus of experience makes it possible to analyze the problems of knowledge/truth, power and subjectivation in the various areas of problematization.

Keywords : History; archeology; genealogy; critique.

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