u ze ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁publish ▁a ▁book ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Fou ca ult ' s ▁thought ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Fou ca ult . ▁ ▁Fou ca ult ' s ▁discuss ions ▁of ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁power ▁and ▁knowledge ▁has ▁influenced ▁post colon ial ▁crit iques ▁in ▁explaining ▁the ▁disc ursive ▁formation ▁of ▁colonial ism , ▁particularly ▁in ▁Edward ▁Sa id ' s ▁work ▁Oriental ism . ▁Fou ca ult ' s ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁compared ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Er ving ▁G off man ▁by ▁the ▁soci ologist ▁Michael ▁H vi id ▁Jacob sen ▁and ▁S oren ▁Krist ians en , ▁who ▁list ▁G off man ▁as ▁an ▁influence ▁on ▁Fou ca ult . ▁Fou ca ult ' s ▁writ ings , ▁particularly ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁Sex ual ity , ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁very ▁influ ential ▁in ▁femin ist ▁philosophy ▁and ▁que er ▁theory , ▁particularly ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁Fem in ist ▁scholar ▁Jud ith ▁Butler ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁theories ▁regarding ▁the ▁gene al ogy ▁of ▁mal eness ▁and ▁fem alen ess , ▁power , ▁sexual ity , ▁and ▁bodies . ▁ ▁Crit iques ▁and ▁engag ements ▁ ▁C rypto - norm ativity ▁ ▁A ▁prominent ▁critique ▁of ▁Fou ca ult ' s ▁thought ▁concerns ▁his ▁ref us al ▁to ▁propose ▁positive ▁solutions ▁to ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁issues ▁that ▁he ▁crit iques . ▁Since ▁no ▁human ▁relation ▁is ▁de void ▁of ▁power , ▁freedom ▁becomes ▁el us ive — even ▁as ▁an ▁ideal . ▁This