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What is Biopolitics? | Michel Foucault | Keyword

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Exploring Biopolitics: Power, Norms, and Societal Control

This chapter explores Michel Foucault's concept of biopolitics, highlighting the impact of institutions like hospitals and prisons on societal control and individual behavior. It transitions from anatomopolitics to a broader understanding of health and life norms, interlinking these ideas with liberalism and power dynamics.

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