Complete Michel Foucault | Thinkers for Sociology Optional

Complete Michel Foucault for UPSC Sociology Optional explained in a simple and exam-oriented manner. In this lecture, we cover the major concepts and theories of Michel Foucault that are important for UPSC Sociology Optional Paper 1. The lecture explains Foucault's ideas of Power and Knowledge, Discourse, Discipline, Surveillance, Panopticism, Docile Bodies, Normalisation, Biopower and Governmentality. You will also understand Archaeology of Knowledge, Genealogy, Episteme, Medical Gaze, Madness and Social Control, Subjectification and Resistance. The session also discusses Foucault's analysis of prison and punishment, including the shift from punishment of the body to discipline and control of the individual.