Hi Jamie,
I recommend you take a look at my "On the Government of Disability,"
which appears in Embodied Values: Philosophy and Disabilities, a special
issue of Social Theory and Practice, vol. 27, no. 4, October 2001. In
the paper, I use genealogy to critique the sex-gender distinction. This
critique enables me to denaturalize impairment and "conduct" (to use a
Foucauldian expression) what (to my satisfaction) is a definitive
critique of the British social model as a political and theoretical
tool.
As Fiona mentioned, I am editing a book entitled FOUCAULT AND THE
GOVERNMENT OF DISABILITY, which should be out at some time during the
next year (fingers crossed).
With respect to Foucault's work, I would agree that HISTORY OF
SEXUALITY, vol. 1 is a good place to start, especially the final
chapter. In addition, I would strongly recommend a paper entitled "The
Subject and Power," which is appended to Hubert Dreyfus and Paul
Rabinow, MICHEL FOUCAULT: BEYOND STRUCTURALISM AND HERMENEUTICS (U of
Chicago Press, 1982) in which Foucault makes it clear that contrary to
standard views, the focus of his work has not been power but rather the
constitution of subjects. In this regard, he has a great deal to say
about resistance, in that paper as well as in many of his interviews.
Hope this clarifies some miunderstandings.
Best regards,
Shelley Lynn Tremain, PhD
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