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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?
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.Wolfowitz14:55, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]