Tools to record and document our experiences are more accessible than ever before. It is no longer mere fantasy to consider recording every second of the life of a human being from birth to death. Already we record countless events through journals, messages, photos, videos, and other media technologies.
We continue to augment our internal memory with records stored outside of our bodies. The body is, of course, capable of forgetting what is no longer needed, and when our lives come to an end, its memories stop existing entirely. But the part of our memory that is held in external media will not disappear like this. It will remain until it is erased or perhaps until it is physically destroyed. Forgetting now seems to require that we actively take measures to delete what is no longer needed.
Poststructuralism as a Regime of Truth: Foucault and the Paradox of Philosophical Authority
Foucault’s critique of power and knowledge shaped poststructuralism, yet its rejection of truth risks becoming its own orthodoxy. To remain...
