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Michel Foucault(1926-1984)

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Michel Foucault in Format 30 (1969)
Michel Foucault was born on 15 October 1926 in Poitiers, Vienne, France. He was a writer, known for Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma soeur et mon frère... (1976), Obliteration Systems (1979) and La Force de l'Ordre (2007). He died on 26 June 1984 in Paris, France.
BornOctober 15, 1926
DiedJune 26, 1984(57)
BornOctober 15, 1926
DiedJune 26, 1984(57)
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Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma soeur et mon frère... (1976)
Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma soeur et mon frère...
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1976
Obliteration Systems
Short
  • Writer
  • 1979
La Force de l'Ordre (2007)
La Force de l'Ordre
Short
  • Writer
  • 2007
Heterotopias (2018)
Heterotopias
Short
  • Writer
  • 2018

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Writer

  • Heterotopias (2018)
    Heterotopias
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2018
  • La Force de l'Ordre (2007)
    La Force de l'Ordre
    Short
    • writer
    • 2007
  • Matkalla onneen
    TV Movie
    • Based on a text (as Michel Fouceault)
    • 1987
  • Obliteration Systems
    Short
    • adaptation of a medieval text about torture
    • 1979
  • Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma soeur et mon frère... (1976)
    Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma soeur et mon frère...
    7.2
    • book
    • 1976

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  • Alternative name
    • Michel Fouceault
  • Born
    • October 15, 1926
    • Poitiers, Vienne, France
  • Died
    • June 26, 1984
    • Paris, France(AIDS)
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    • 1 Print Biography

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    He was a philosopher, writer, political activist, and literary critic. Known for his theories on the relationship between power and knowledge.
  • Quotes
    One who makes war to win, not because it's just.

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