Rituals of Conduct and Counter-Conduct

Authors

  • Corey McCall Elmira College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22439/fs.v0i0.5013

Keywords:

ritual, conduct, counter-conduct, governmentality, veridiction

Abstract

This essay provides an account of the role of ritual in governmentality (or the conducting of conduct) through an analysis of key texts during the period roughly from 1973 through 1981. I claim that ritual plays an essential role in Foucault’s analysis of juridical forms and sovereign power as well as conduct and counter-conduct understood as features of governmentality and political rationality.

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Published

2016-06-28

How to Cite

McCall, C. (2016). Rituals of Conduct and Counter-Conduct. Foucault Studies, (2110.22439), 52–79. https://doi.org/10.22439/fs.v0i0.5013

Issue

Number 21: June 2016: Counter-Conduct

Section

Special Issue on Counter-Conduct

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