Foucault’s later turn to the subject still lacked a strong theory of agency

Evidence

This discussion of the later Foucault shows that his apparent rediscovery of the subject does not represent an escape from the dilemmas involved in the notion of power-knowledge without the adoption of a much stronger theory of human nature and agency than is found anywhere in the Nietzschean tradition. — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism, 362

Categorization

• XREF: Directly relevant to the Marxist critique vs. poststructuralism debate; connects to Jameson’s own handling of Foucault and the ‘return of the subject’ debates in postmodern theory. — connects to: Foucault’s late turn back to Nietzsche still fails to ground resistance. — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism: A Marxist…, 45; Foucault’s later work broke from his own earlier discourse-determinism — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory: Nations, Classes, Literatures, 697; Omnipresent power undermines the grounding of resistance in Foucault’s theory — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism: A Marxist…, 339 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Foucault’s later work broke from his own earlier discourse-determinism #qualifies (0.80) — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory, 697
• Omnipresent power undermines the grounding of resistance in Foucault’s theory #corroborates (0.78) — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism, 339
• Foucault’s endless positionalities need an articulation-into-formation moment #expands (0.75)