Biopolitics and racism of State: an analysis of Michel Foucault’s In defense of society (1975-1976)

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Fernando Danner Universidade Federal de Rondônia

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https://doi.org/10.18012/arf.v7iesp.56953

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War, Politics, Sovereignty, Struggle of races, Racism of State

Abstract

The paper begins with an investigation on the relation between politics and war and, next, it presents the Foucault’s genealogy of the racial struggle; from here, it discusses the matter of racism of State associated to the ideas or racial purity and racial protection, in the sphere of modern Western societies.

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Fernando Danner, Universidade Federal de Rondônia

Doutor em filosofia pela PUCRS. Professor do Departamento de Filosofia, do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Filosofia (PPGFIL) e do Mestrado Profissional Interdisciplinar em Direitos Humanos e Desenvolvimento da Justiça (DHJUS) da Universidade Federal de Rondônia – UNIR.

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2020-12-22

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Danner, F. (2020). Biopolitics and racism of State: an analysis of Michel Foucault’s In defense of society (1975-1976). Aufklärung, 7(esp), p.65–80. https://doi.org/10.18012/arf.v7iesp.56953

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Vol. 7 No. esp (2020): Justificação Ética Entre Teoria e Prática

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