Which of the following ins NOT a key theme in Michel Foucault's writing ?
Correct answer: C. the hyperreality of media imagery
- A. societies use of surveillance and discipline
- B. the significance of expert discourses
- C. the hyperreality of media imagery
- D. the archaeology of scientific knowledge
Explanation
Foucault is associated with expert discourse, surveillance, discipline and the archaeology of knowledge. Hyperreality and media imagery are chiefly associated with Jean Baudrillard and postmodernist analysis.
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