Introduction: The Late Foucault and the Allegories of Theory.

ALLEGORY; POLITICAL philosophy; PHILOSOPHY of science; SOCIAL status; POWER (Social sciences); NEOLIBERALISM; INDIVIDUATION (Psychology)

The article discusses humanities and social sciences, palatable versions of seemingly Foucauldian concepts are widely disseminated, although as has been frequently pointed out, these represent often a domestication or institutionalization of certain phrases, stripped of context. The specific politically of the late Foucault is a space of volatility, one in which intense contestations over the meaning of his work have taken place, coming to a head in recent years.