What Is Genealogy? An Anthropological/Philosophical Reconsideration

Knauft, Bruce M.

doi:10.3390/genealogy1010005

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“…Foucault's work on governmentality and genealogy have been discussed previously in this journal (Knauft 2017). As Knauft (2017, p. 6) suggests, "it is patent that Foucault's notion of genealogy .…”

Section: Governmentality and Political Genealogy: Rationalities Techmentioning

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Beyond Foucault: Excursions in Political Genealogy

Clifford¹

2018

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The essays in this volume were submitted for a special issue of the new journal, Genealogy, on the theme, "Political Genealogy After Foucault." Inspired by the work of Michel Foucault, this volume includes articles from scholars employing political genealogy as a methodology and model of theoretical inquiry representing a wide range of disciplines, from the social sciences to the humanities, from philosophy to medicine to economics to political and cultural theory. The goal of this volume is to publish some of the best and most current work in political genealogy, showing how this work invites us to rethink many of the key concepts in political theory as well as cultural types of expression that we do not routinely think of as political, such as dance, romantic movies, and literature. Broadly conceived, this volume contains essays-excursions, explorations, experimentations-into how political genealogy helps us to understand what Foucault calls "the history of our present," while at the same time looking to our future, to what being a political subject will look like in the 21st century. The geographical diversity of the authors is remarkable. They come from the United States,

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Section: Governmentality and Political Genealogy: Rationalities Techmentioning

confidence: 98%

Beyond Foucault: Excursions in Political Genealogy

Clifford¹

2018

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“…Foucault's work on governmentality (Foucault 2007a) and genealogy have been discussed previously in this journal (Knauft 2017). As Knauft (2017, p. 6) suggests, "it is patent that Foucault's notion of genealogy .…”

Section: Governmentality and Political Genealogy: Rationalities Techmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Foucault: Genealogy, Governmentality and the Problem of Chronic Illness

Reich

Turnbull

2018

Genealogy

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This article explores the unique contribution that Foucault's work on genealogy and governmentality can make to the analysis of contemporary programs of government. The article uses an Australian study of the 'problem' of chronic illness to argue that this perspective offers valuable insights into how 'problems' such as chronic illness have become linked to advanced liberal discourses and practices of self-governing and self-responsibility. These insights are particularly valuable in fields such as primary health care that have a noted shortage of critical and reflective studies that explore the links between people and changing ideas of health and disease. This article details how taking up an analytics of governmentality and political genealogy informed by Foucault, facilitated the tracing of the dominant discourses and practices, and the connections to the day-to -day lives of the clients with chronic diseases. Importantly, this approach opened up a more critical consideration of the ways in which dispersed approaches to governing through programs, such as integrated care, shape and influence the lives of individuals. These dispersed ways of governing are not linear but rather unfold through ongoing relays, connections and the (re)production of discourses.

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“…Ordinary citizens are largely unseen in historical text and records; they can only be imagined behind the scenes of opulence and violence depicted in literature, art, and even musical compositions. The Wretched of the Earth have not featured in historical records beyond raw facts such as death estimates from war and disease, immigration numbers, and regional population counts (Fanon 1968;Knauft 2017). The recent interest in genealogy by both rich and poor alike has sometimes been motivated primarily by a desire to prove connections between one's own ancestors and those commemorated in the history books.…”

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Family History: Fact versus Fiction

Meyer

2020

Genealogy

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Current interest in genealogy and family history has soared, but the research journey may be fraught. Original intentions may be inhibited and inevitably altered as the actual historical details are revealed and documented through recorded evidence. While liberties may be taken with memoir and even autobiography, critical family history requires scrutiny of the lived events uncovered—some of which may be in sharp contrast to family myths passed down through generations. I traveled to three states and conducted archival research in local libraries, court houses, historical county archives, and museums in my search for original sources of authentic information about the names listed on a family tree over centuries. This article reports on how and why research on the genealogy of two families joined by marriage shifted from a straightforward recording of chronological facts to the development of a novel. The case can be made that fiction provides an effective and engaging tool for the elaboration of interconnected lives through the addition of historical context, enriching personal details, and imagined dialogue. Key accuracies needed for a critical family history can be preserved but in a genre that enables characters and their stories to come to life.

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What Is Genealogy? An Anthropological/Philosophical Reconsideration

Cited by 11 publications

References 30 publications

Beyond Foucault: Excursions in Political Genealogy

Beyond Foucault: Excursions in Political Genealogy

Using Foucault: Genealogy, Governmentality and the Problem of Chronic Illness

Family History: Fact versus Fiction

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