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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.23 — 38,616 ratings — published 1975
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The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.02 — 26,782 ratings — published 1976
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A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.34 — 7,262 ratings — published 1980
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Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.18 — 9,145 ratings — published 1972
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Writing and Difference Writing and Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.00 — 7,971 ratings — published 1967
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Of Grammatology Of Grammatology (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 3.97 — 5,420 ratings — published 1967
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Simulacra and Simulation Simulacra and Simulation (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.00 — 17,645 ratings — published 1981
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Difference and Repetition Difference and Repetition (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,987 ratings — published 1968
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Specters of Marx Specters of Marx (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,906 ratings — published 1993
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The Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences The Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.12 — 9,802 ratings — published 1966
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Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.08 — 15,043 ratings — published 1961
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The Archaeology of Knowledge and The Discourse on Language The Archaeology of Knowledge and The Discourse on Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.11 — 7,559 ratings — published 1969
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Nietzsche and Philosophy Nietzsche and Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,690 ratings — published 1962
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Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.04 — 20,631 ratings — published 1989
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The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 3.81 — 5,966 ratings — published 1979
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Mythologies Mythologies (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.08 — 17,735 ratings — published 1957
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The History of Sexuality, Volume 2: The Use of Pleasure The History of Sexuality, Volume 2: The Use of Pleasure (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,662 ratings — published 1984
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The History of Sexuality, Volume 3: The Care of the Self The History of Sexuality, Volume 3: The Care of the Self (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.02 — 2,920 ratings — published 1984
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Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings, 1972-1977 Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings, 1972-1977 (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,046 ratings — published 1977
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The Birth of Biopolitics: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1978-1979 The Birth of Biopolitics: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1978-1979 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,731 ratings — published 2004
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The Death of the Author The Death of the Author
by (shelved 6 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 3.94 — 3,579 ratings — published 1967
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What Is Philosophy? What Is Philosophy? (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,469 ratings — published 1991
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Positions Positions (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 3.65 — 343 ratings — published
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Dissemination Dissemination (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,241 ratings — published 1972
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The Animal That Therefore I Am The Animal That Therefore I Am (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,119 ratings — published 2006
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Society Must Be Defended: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1975-1976 Society Must Be Defended: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1975-1976 (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,930 ratings — published 1976
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Security, Territory, Population: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1977-1978 Security, Territory, Population: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1977-1978 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,163 ratings — published 2004
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Hegemony and Socialist Strategy: Towards a Radical Democratic Politics Hegemony and Socialist Strategy: Towards a Radical Democratic Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,483 ratings — published 1985
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Speech and Phenomena and Other Essays on Husserl's Theory of Signs Speech and Phenomena and Other Essays on Husserl's Theory of Signs (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.05 — 475 ratings — published 1967
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The Logic of Sense The Logic of Sense (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,067 ratings — published 1969
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The Sublime Object of Ideology The Sublime Object of Ideology (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.08 — 6,425 ratings — published 1989
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Masochism: Coldness and Cruelty & Venus in Furs Masochism: Coldness and Cruelty & Venus in Furs (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,684 ratings — published 1967
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Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 3.99 — 81,461 ratings — published 1980
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Empire Empire (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 3.76 — 2,540 ratings — published 2000
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The Location of Culture The Location of Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 3.85 — 2,418 ratings — published 1994
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Simians, Cyborgs, and Women: The Reinvention of Nature Simians, Cyborgs, and Women: The Reinvention of Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,943 ratings — published 1990
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Archive Fever: A Freudian Impression Archive Fever: A Freudian Impression (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 3.77 — 1,172 ratings — published 1995
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Limited Inc Limited Inc (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 3.94 — 689 ratings — published 1988
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The Gift of Death The Gift of Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,113 ratings — published 1992
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Cinema 1: The Movement-Image Cinema 1: The Movement-Image (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,367 ratings — published 1983
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Negotiations 1972-1990 Negotiations 1972-1990 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.17 — 570 ratings — published 1990
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A User's Guide to Capitalism and Schizophrenia: Deviations from Deleuze and Guattari A User's Guide to Capitalism and Schizophrenia: Deviations from Deleuze and Guattari (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.14 — 418 ratings — published 1992
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Margins of Philosophy Margins of Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,371 ratings — published 1972
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S/Z: An Essay S/Z: An Essay (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,940 ratings — published 1970
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America America (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 3.88 — 3,430 ratings — published 1986
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The System of Objects The System of Objects (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,999 ratings — published 1968
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Forget Foucault Forget Foucault (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 3.69 — 653 ratings — published 1983
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Poststructuralism: A Very Short Introduction Poststructuralism: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 3.78 — 1,315 ratings — published 2002
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Manifesto cyborg. Donne, tecnologie e biopolitiche del corpo Manifesto cyborg. Donne, tecnologie e biopolitiche del corpo (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 3.87 — 3,618 ratings — published 1985
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Postmodernism or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism Postmodernism or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as post-structuralism)
avg rating 4.00 — 7,622 ratings — published 1991
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Michel Foucault
“This book first arose out of a passage in [Jorge Luis] Borges, out of the laughter that shattered, as I read the passage, all the familiar landmarks of my thought—our thought that bears the stamp of our age and our geography—breaking up all the ordered surfaces and all the planes with which we are accustomed to tame the wild profusion of existing things, and continuing long afterwards to disturb and threaten with collapse our age-old distinction between the Same and the Other. This passage quotes a ‘certain Chinese encyclopaedia’ in which it is written that ‘animals are divided into: (a) belonging to the Emperor, (b) embalmed, (c) tame, (d) suckling pigs, (e) sirens, (f) fabulous, (g) stray dogs, (h) included in the present classification, (i) frenzied, (j) innumerable, (k) drawn with a very fine camelhair brush, (l) et cetera, (m) having just broken the water pitcher, (n) that from a long way off look like flies’. In the wonderment of this taxonomy, the thing we apprehend in one great leap, the thing that, by means of the fable, is demonstrated as the exotic charm of another system of thought, is the limitation of our own, the stark impossibility of thinking that.”
― Michel Foucault, The Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences

Jonathan Lynn
“Though I thought there weren't any words any more, only fucking signifiers. And since texts have no objective univocal meaning, I feel sure that when I call you a bunch of moronic cunts you will be able to decode that sequence of sequential signifiers with the appropriate emancipated subjectivity.”
― Jonathan Lynn, Mayday

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