Technologies of the self

Michel Foucault (1998): “This contact between the technologies of domination of others and those of the self I call governmentality” (p. 19). In ToS Foucault was more interested in the latter.The Greeks believed it was important to take care of oneself but this was replaced by the now more common concept of know thyself. But [...]

I’m a fan of Penelope Trunk

Penelope Trunk blogs at Brazen Careerist in a style that is open, vulnerable, and totally disarming. Reading the travails of her life and career is like watching a super-addictive soap opera. I’m always amazed at the honesty and candor she includes in her posts. Even when Penelope is labelling someone she knows as a jerk, [...]

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