In this first interview philosopher Todd May discusses Michel Foucault’s ideas on discursive practices, how history is contingent and speaking across lines of difference. Philosopher Todd May has shown an astounding ability to discuss, analyze and explain a variety of difficult to understand philosophical ideas that are central to understanding narrative therapy practice. In this first interview philosopher Todd May discusses Michel Foucault’s ideas on discursive practices, how history is contingent and speaking across lines of difference.
Todd May is a faculty member and resident philosopher at the Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy. He holds the position Chair as Class of 1941 Memorial Professor of Philosophy at Clemson University and the author of sixteen books of philosophy, including books on Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze. Todd is also the philosophical advisor to the…
Foucault’s theories primarily address the relationship between power and knowledge, and how they are used as a form of social thought through societal institutions. His thought has influenced academics, especially those working in communication studies, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, literary theory, feminism, queer theory, critical theory and of course narrative therapy.
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