Habitus menurut michel foucault biography

First published Wed Apr 2, 2003; substantive revision Wed Sep 17, 2008

Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was a French historian and philosopher, associated with the structuralist and post-structuralist movements.

He has had wide influence not only (or even primarily) in philosophy but also in a wide range of humanistic and social scientific disciplines.

1. Biographical Sketch

Foucault was born in Poitiers, France, on October 15, 1926.

His student years seem to have been psychologically tormented but were intellectually brilliant.

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He became academically established during the 1960s, when he held a series of positions at French universities, before his election in 1969 to the ultra-prestigious Collège de France, where he was Professor of the History of Systems of Thought until his death.

From the 1970s on, Foucault was very active politically. He was a founder of the Groupe d'information sur les prisons and often protested on behalf of homosexuals and other