Promoting Admiration of Foucault Hiding his Defense of Rape and Pederasty

  1. Valls, Rosa 1
  2. Elboj, Carmen 2
  3. Serradell, Olga 3
  4. Díez-Palomar, Javier 1
  5. Aiello, Emilia 4
  6. Racionero, Sandra 1
  7. Vidu, Ana 5
  8. Roca, Esther 6
  9. Joanpere, Mar 7
  10. López de Aguileta, Ane 3
  1. 1 Universitat de Barcelona
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    Universitat de Barcelona

    Barcelona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/021018s57

  2. 2 Universidad de Zaragoza
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    Universidad de Zaragoza

    Zaragoza, España

    ROR https://ror.org/012a91z28

  3. 3 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Barcelona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/052g8jq94

  4. 4 Harvard Kennedy School
  5. 5 University of California, Berkeley
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    University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, Estados Unidos

    ROR https://ror.org/01an7q238

  6. 6 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

  7. 7 University Rovira i Virgili, Spain
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Revue:
RIMCIS: Revista Internacional y Multidisciplinar en Ciencias Sociales

ISSN: 2014-3680

Année de publication: 2022

Titre de la publication: March Issue

Volumen: 11

Número: 1

Pages: 1-26

Type: Article

DOI: 10.17583/RIMCIS.9560 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Résumé

Foucault has been quoted as a great intellectual contributor to feminism and education, despite his defense of decriminalizing rape and pederasty. Since the MeToo movement, there is an increasing criticism of Foucault’s persona and works. However, in order to avoid recognizing their mistake, some authors say that Foucault’s defense of sexual violence was unknown before. This article shows this is not backed by evidence. Data was collected via interviews with 19 subjects with diverse profiles, employing the communicative methodology. The results shed light on the fact that some professors who have included Foucault’s works in their classes hid Foucault’s position in favor of sexual violence to their students. Interviewees state that there are several reasons why they think those professors hid this fact: a) the most critical thinker; b) the transgressor; c) a relativist intellectual; d) “a shield to hide behind”; and e) the idea that the intellectual must be separated from the person. This study indicates that in transmitting those images and hiding or even justifying Foucault instead of critically analyzing the implication of his works and his defense of sexual violence, perpetuating its justification, such professors act as his “hooligans”.

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