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Title: | Promoting admiration of Foucault hiding his defense of rape and pederasty |
Author: | Valls, Rosa Elboj Saso, Carmen Serradell Pumareda, Olga Díez Palomar, Francisco Javier Aiello, Emilia Racionero, Sandra Vidu Afloarei, Ana Roca Campos, Esther Joanpere Foraster, Mar López de Aguileta, Ane |
Keywords: | Violència contra les dones Assetjament sexual Violence against women Sexual harassment |
Issue Date: | 31-Mar-2022 |
Publisher: | Hipatia Press |
Abstract: | Foucault has been quoted as a great intellectual contributor to feminism and education, despite his defense of decriminalizing rape and pederasty. Since the MeToo movement, there is an increasing criticism of Foucault's persona and works. However, in order to avoid recognizing their mistake, some authors say that Foucault's defense of sexual violence was unknown before. This article shows this is not backed by evidence. Data was collected via interviews with 19 subjects with diverse profiles, employing the communicative methodology. The results shed light on the fact that some professors who have included Foucault's works in their classes hid Foucault's position in favor of sexual violence to their students. Interviewees state that there are several reasons why they think those professors hid this fact: a) the most critical thinker; b) the transgressor; c) a relativist intellectual; d) "a shield to hide behind"; and e) the idea that the intellectual must be separated from the person. This study indicates that in transmitting those images and hiding or even justifying Foucault instead of critically analyzing the implication of his works and his defense of sexual violence, perpetuating its justification, such professors act as his "hooligans". |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.17583/rimcis.9560 |
It is part of: | RIMCIS - International and Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Sciences, 2022, vol. 11, num. 1, p. 1-26 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/200507 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.17583/rimcis.9560 |
ISSN: | 2014-3680 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Sociologia) |
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