A geografia em Foucault

Authors

  • Marcos Castro Lima Universidade Federal do Amazonas

Keywords:

human sciences, space, geography

Abstract

This article analyzes Michel Foucault’s approach in an interview granted to the magazine Hérodote, an important and traditional vehicle of Geography in France. Such interview was inserted in the book Microphysics of the power. It also analyzes the philosopher’s thought in what he refers to the Human Sciences in The words and the things, relating it to the geographical science.

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References

FOUCAULT, Michel. As Ciências Humanas. In: ______. As palavras e as coisas. 8. ed. São Paulo: Martins Fontes, 2002. p. 475-556.

FOUCAULT, Michel. Sobre a Geografia. In: ______. Microfísica do poder. 15. ed. Rio de Janeiro: Graal, 2001. p. 153-165.

SODRÉ, Nelson Werneck. Introdução à Geografia. 5. ed. Petrópolis: Vozes, 1986.

Published

2026-02-15

How to Cite

LIMA, M. C. A geografia em Foucault. Somanlu: Journal of Amazonian Studies, Manaus, v. 5, n. 2, p. 29–39, 2026. Disponível em: //www.periodicos.ufam.edu.br/index.php/somanlu/article/view/19492. Acesso em: 22 feb. 2026.

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