Meaning & use
Foucauldian
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Relating to or characteristic of the philosophical ideas of Michel Foucault, especially concerning power, knowledge, and social institutions.
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The essay offers a Foucauldian analysis of how prisons shape and control behavior.
Her lecture used Foucauldian concepts of discourse to examine media censorship.
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Capitalized because it derives from the name of French philosopher Michel Foucault; it is common in academic writing on power and social theory.
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