2 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
French philosopher who analyzed how knowledge systems are constituted by relations of power (power/knowledge), developed genealogical method as an alternative to traditional history of ideas, and analyzed the disciplinary mechanisms by which modern societies produce docile subjects.
Joe Kincheloe's synthesis of constructivist epistemology (knowledge is actively constructed) with critical pedagogy's political commitments — aimed at producing a learning theory that is both empirically grounded and socially engaged.