POWER-KNOWLEDGE AND DISCIPLINARILY

Power-Knowledge and Disciplinarily



Power-Knowledge and Disciplinarily

Because of Foucault's assertions into the nature of power that academic disciplines hold, it is easy to see just why Foucault has become such an important figure for the study of English Literature. Literary theory is undergoing a fierce revolution concerning the methodology used to approach textual analysis. Indeed, the field of literary studies itself at present is a large and variegated field, resulting in a plethora of theories and critiques that often fight one another for supremacy. Varying ideologies have emerged that have created certain problems in the philosophy concerning textual analysis; evaluating ...