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“Knowing One’s Self”: Selfwriting, Power and Ethical Practice

Author

• • Valerie-Lee Chapman
  • University of British Columbia, Canada

Abstract

Adult educators are increasingly concerned with issues of power and identity. Drawing on my research text, The Body’s Tale, and Foucault’s writings, I explore how pastoral power effects construct subjectivities. Using three genealogical narratives—of eating, elimination and swarming—I show how we can interrupt self-regulation, and through self-writing, develop an embodied ethical practice.

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How to Cite: Chapman, V. (2002) ““Knowing One’s Self”: Selfwriting, Power and Ethical Practice”, Adult Education Research Conference. 1(2002).