Weinstock, Jeffrey, Department of English Language and Literature
Publisher
University of Detroit Mercy
Copyright
Copyright 1997 by University of Detroit Mercy. Intellectual Property Rights owned by Jeffrey Weinstock. This material is copyrighted, and any further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without the permission of the copyright owner.
Subject
Literary theory and criticism; Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984; Barthes, Roland; Fame; Body image;
Description
This essay examines the construction of French philosopher Michel Foucault as a celebrity in light of Foucault's theories of authorship and French literary critic Roland Barthes's idea of myth.