“Visibility is a trap.”

A good introductory book to Foucault’s theories.

Much, much clearer than Foucault’s earlier books. This marks the change from his earlier “archaeology” to “geneaology”—analysis that deals more explicitly with power relationships in society. When I think of post-modernism, this book is at the forefront. But you’d be surprised just how accurate it seems: not just academic jargon and relativism.