Abnormal: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1974-1975

In this seminal work, Foucault examines the role of psychiatry in modern criminal justice and its method of categorizing individuals who "resemble their crime before they commit it."

From 1971 until his death in 1984, Michel Foucault gave public lectures at the world-famous Collège de France. Attended by thousands, these were pivotal events in the world of French letters. Abnormal, the first of thirteen volumes published by Picador, delves into the fascinating intersection of psychiatry, cri...