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Regimes of truth emerge over time as certain ‘facts’ are naturalised

There IS such a thing as truth, but it is contingent and varies according to social, economic and historical context - there is no 'ultimate' truth

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Regimes of truth emerge over time as certain ‘facts’ are naturalised
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Analyse discursive practices in terms of history/genesis, not trut
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Focus on what's excluded/marginalised by mainstream theories/policies
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Foucault: 'archaeology' of knowledge = contingency of truth claims
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Foucault's study of madness = produced through social institutions
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Genealogy = critical interrogation of construction of history
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