On Apr 2, 2009, at 11:27 AM, Miles Jackson wrote:
> Foucault's not interested in explaining crime rate trends or cross-
> national differences in crime rates, so this is an odd criticism of
> his work.
Like I said, I've read a lot of Foucault, and I know what does and doesn't interest him. I was criticizing your use of the "social/ discursive formation" as some sort of black box with explanatory power. It really strikes me as an empty phrase.
Doug