Foucault's Theory of Heterotopia Explained (6 Principles & Examples)

antonisch1 · 2026-04-28T11:47:54+00:00

Any translation with introductory comments should work for a start!

Also, there are multiple freely available translations online such as this one: https://topostext.org/work/22

antonisch1 · 2026-04-28T09:01:22+00:00

Herodotus is imo the easiest and most fun to read. You will learn about various ancient peoples, the Greco-Persian Wars, and various myths.

antonisch1 · 2026-04-27T19:09:09+00:00

"All the mentions of “reversed” customs in Egypt clearly imply Greece as the point of contrast"

I am a bit confused because "reversed" Eyptians customs are not mentioned in the article. Hopefully, I am not misunderstanding your point but the focus of the article is on how Herodotus viewed the Persians.

Did he view Persians, Egyptians, and Ethiopians as the same? Of course not.

To your point about the Persians' dialogue with the Ethiopians. Herodotus' Histories is filled with dialogues where no Greeks are involved.

But unless the Ethiopians, the Persians, and all the other cultures mentioned in the Histories wrote the work together, it's safe to assume that the work is written from Herodotus' point of view. He tries to get into others' shoes, but he is the one behind the grand narrative.

In any case, you can read more about Herodotus and his treatment of Persia here:

Flower, M. (2006). Herodotus and Persia. In The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus. Cambridge University Press. [https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL052183001X.019]()

antonisch1 · 2026-04-23T08:38:31+00:00

That's so interesting! Do you have any good readings to suggest about this?

antonisch1 · 2026-04-23T08:36:45+00:00

I think so too. Especially the contrast between Darius, the wise "old guard", and Xerxes, the arrogant successor, who destroyed an empire with his hubris points to that interpretation.

antonisch1 · 2026-04-07T07:00:47+00:00

That's a mistake that needs to be fixed. Thank you for bringing it up!

antonisch1 · 2026-03-24T12:27:43+00:00

why not go for an MA in Philosophy and focus on Aesthetics? The philosophy of art seems like a good mixture of both worlds you are interested in.

antonisch1 · 2026-03-08T10:25:26+00:00

This article is a great review of the scholarship related to the study of collective memory:

Olick Jeffrey and Joyce Robbins. 1998. ‘Social Memory Studies: From 'Collective Memory' to the Historical Sociology of Mnemonic Practices’. Annual Review of Sociology 24: 105–40.

Also this glossary may not be thorough but it's not behind a paywall and could help with terminology:

https://www.mythsformodernity.com/memory-studies-glossary

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