Book summary

Why has Foucault become a powerful source of inspiration, both personal and political, for an entire generation of gay activists? And why have his political philosophy and his personal life recently come under such withering scrutiny by commentators as diverse as Bruce Bawer, Camille Paglia, and biographer James Miller? This book is an impassioned defense of Foucault as a galvanizing thinker whose career as a theorist and activist will continue to serve as a model for gay activists, intellectuals, and scholars.

Media reviews

"Not only the most stimulating analysis to date of the 'Foucault effect': it is a major contribution in its own right to the political effect of Foucault's work. It is required reading for everyone interested in Foucault thought, in philosophical thought and contemporary politics, as well as everyone interested in Queer Theory and in the ongoing controversies and struggles of the gay movement."