Linguagem, discurso e poder em Michel Foucault

Abstract

This research has the general objective of analyzing the interrelations between language, discourse, and power, based on Foucault (emphasizing how language and discourse can be used to challenge established power structures). Specific objectives: to argue that while language acts as a means of expression and a system for organizing thought and regulating social behaviors, discourse acts as a mechanism of control, as it defines truths and limits access to knowledge; to demonstrate how discursive practices create and reinforce the perception of the world, and how complex power relations emerge in everyday interactions. We will also explore how discursive practices create and reinforce the perception of the world, highlighting the relevance of Foucault's ideas for understanding contemporary social dynamics and the complex power relations that arise in everyday interactions, and understanding discipline as a mechanism of power for the docilization of bodies that appears, among other institutions, in schools. In modernity, especially with Kant, discipline will play a fundamental role in the humanization of man. In summary, this research invites critical reflection on how language and discourse can be used to challenge established power structures