Talk:Foucauldian discourse analysis

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A fact from Foucauldian discourse analysis appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 February 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Foucauldian discourse analysis analyzes content by looking at the power relationships within it, and how the power shapes the language used?

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Bullshit

This article does not address criticisms of Foucault, even the mild "hysterics" of Discipline and Punish (Geertz) to the usual judgment of analytic philosophers, "This is bullshit". Kiefer.Wolfowitz 14:55, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]