Machtkritik zwischen Diktatur und demokratischer Transformation: die Foucault-Rezeption in der brasilianischen Erziehungswissenschaft

This essay reconstructs how Michel Foucault's work was received in Brazilian educational science. Two waves of reception can be distinguished: The first wave refers to the impact of the Brazilian publication of Discipline and Punish, which, against the backdrop of the Brazilian military dictatorship, contributed to labeling Foucault as a theorist of power. The second wave encompasses the reinterpretation of Foucault's work by the Porto Alegre Group, which contributed significantly to the dissemination of his work in Brazil during a phase of democratic renewal. The article thus offers an overview of Foucault's influence on Brazilian educational science and demonstrates the contingency of Foucault's reception in relation to its political context.