The subject of exemption: through discourses of normalization and individualization in Denmark
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The subject of exemption: through discourses of normalization and individualization in Denmark. / Hamre, Bjørn Frithiof; Fristrup, Tine; Christensen, Gerd.
In: Nordic Journal of Social Research, Vol. 7, 2016, p. 6-21.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The subject of exemption: through discourses of normalization and individualization in Denmark
AU - Hamre, Bjørn Frithiof
AU - Fristrup, Tine
AU - Christensen, Gerd
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This article examines the constructions of the deviant subject in Danish Foucauldian educational research. Following the work of Foucault, we argue that the deviant subject, on the one hand, could be considered as a subject of exemption. In this case, exemption is deduced from Foucault’s understanding of the relation between normality and deviancy. On the other hand, an examination of Danish Foucauldian disability research shows that this conception of ‘the deviant subject’ has changed over time. Hence, the present expectations of ‘the disabled’ are – more or less – influenced by contemporary discourses of general education. Thus, this article argues that Foucauldian disability studies could benefit from taking into account Foucauldian research in the field of general education. Until recently, the two research fields have been mutually isolated.
AB - This article examines the constructions of the deviant subject in Danish Foucauldian educational research. Following the work of Foucault, we argue that the deviant subject, on the one hand, could be considered as a subject of exemption. In this case, exemption is deduced from Foucault’s understanding of the relation between normality and deviancy. On the other hand, an examination of Danish Foucauldian disability research shows that this conception of ‘the deviant subject’ has changed over time. Hence, the present expectations of ‘the disabled’ are – more or less – influenced by contemporary discourses of general education. Thus, this article argues that Foucauldian disability studies could benefit from taking into account Foucauldian research in the field of general education. Until recently, the two research fields have been mutually isolated.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Subjectification, Special Needs Education, Disability studies, Normalisation
U2 - 10.15845/njsr.v7i0.899
DO - 10.15845/njsr.v7i0.899
M3 - Journal article
VL - 7
SP - 6
EP - 21
JO - Nordic Journal of Social Research
JF - Nordic Journal of Social Research
SN - 1892-2783
ER -
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