▁France , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁philosophy ▁department ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁experimental ▁university ▁of ▁Paris ▁VIII . ▁Fou ca ult ▁subsequently ▁published ▁The ▁Arch ae ology ▁of ▁Know ledge ▁( 1 9 6 9 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Fou ca ult ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Coll ège ▁de ▁France , ▁a ▁membership ▁he ▁retained ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁left - wing ▁groups ▁involved ▁in ▁campaign s ▁against ▁rac ism ▁and ▁human ▁rights ▁ab uses ▁and ▁for ▁pen al ▁reform . ▁Fou ca ult ▁later ▁published ▁Dis cipl ine ▁and ▁P un ish ▁( 1 9 7 5 ) ▁and ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁Sex ual ity ▁( 1 9 7 6 ), ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁developed ▁arch ae ological ▁and ▁gene alog ical ▁methods ▁which ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁role ▁that ▁power ▁plays ▁in ▁society . ▁ ▁Fou ca ult ▁died ▁in ▁Paris ▁of ▁H IV / A ID S ; ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁public ▁figure ▁in ▁France ▁to ▁die ▁from ▁the ▁disease . ▁His ▁partner ▁Daniel ▁De fert ▁founded ▁the ▁A ID ES ▁char ity ▁in ▁his ▁memory . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Early ▁Years : ▁ 1 9 2 6 – 1 9 3 8 ▁Paul - Mich el ▁Fou ca ult ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Po it iers , ▁west - central ▁France , ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁three ▁children ▁in ▁a ▁prosper ous , ▁soci ally - con serv ative , ▁upper