David Macey is the author of The Lives of Michel Foucault (1993) and Frantz Fanon: A Biography (2000).
David Macey's Michel Foucault provides an interesting and enjoyable introduction to the life of the French philosopher ... very suitable reading for those curious about the context in which Foucault's work emerged, while the rich collection of photographs puts a face on one of the most popular names in today's social sciences. Macey's work succeeds in constructing a very complex, contradictory and fluid Foucault, escaping our attempts to label or categorize the person, his life and his work. Foucault Studies This detailed little biography of the French theorist of sexuality, punishment and madness is also a neat primer of his ideas. Without using the life to explain the work, or using the writing to give clues about the personality, Macey interweaves Foucault's intellectual, public and private lives. The events of May 1968 and at Vincennes Experimental University are dealt with subtly. This excellent series should dispel many of the silly shibboleths about critical theory. Scotland on Sunday
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