Biopower

What is Biopower?


1.

A term originally coined by French philosopher Michel Foucault to refer to the practice of modern states and their regulation of their subjects through "an explosion of numerous and diverse techniques for achieving the subjugations of bodies and the control of populations".

Regulation of customs, habits, health, reproductive practices, family, "blood", and "well-being" would be straightforward examples of biopower, as would any conception of the state as a "body" and the use of state power as essential to its "life".

See michel, foucault, sexuality, technology


66

Random Words:

1. used to call someone a snitch or a tattle-tale. Justin hollowman is such a squeal-cheese!!!!! See snitch, tattle-tale, squealer, chees..
1. An exclamation of amusement/excitement. Pronounced- lawl-a-muh-god-zorz Person A- "Hey, I'm preggers!" Person B- "..
1. Boasting about being the best at all video games and claiming that they can take on anyone. Mark was so zackin while we were playin hal..