Foucault in Brazil: Dictatorship, Resistance, and Solidarity

by Marcelo Hoffman

Philosopher Michel Foucault's cultural criticism crosses disciplines and is well known as an influence on modern conceptions of knowledge and power. Less well known are the five trips he took to Brazil between 1965 and 1976. Although a coup in 1964 had installed a military dictatorship, Foucault kept his opinion on the Brazilian government largely to himself until October 23, 1975. On that date, he delivered a manifesto at a student assembly in S...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822948060
• ISBN13: 9780822948063
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"