Re: Foucault and Normativity

I think that Gabriel Ash has hit upon a very interesting idea in her 
statements about political action and pragmatism.  She talks about 
Foucault's attempt to de-center and how this is different from 
pragmatism, which takes its impetus/strength from being at the center of 
a discourse, or being that around which a discourse functions.  

Does this mean that de-centered political actions are necessarily 
marginal, in the Foucauldian-Derridean sense of the term?  Is this why 
revolution (in the grand sense) is impossible?  Is this also Lyotard's 
idea of "glissement" and Joanna Crosby's idea of "opening up spaces" in 
which to operate?  

Sincerely,
Kristin Switala


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