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Le biopouvoir
A specialized term used to describe modern state control over bodies and life itself. It often appears in advanced political philosophy courses at the CNRS.
Examples in context
Foucault analyse le biopouvoir dans ses cours.
Foucault analyzes biopower in his lectures.
La gestion sanitaire relève du biopouvoir moderne.
Health management is a matter of modern biopower.
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