City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 9-2018 Vectorial Realities: Foucault and the Politics of the Literary Address Jiyoung Ryu The Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/2902 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact:
[email protected] Vectorial Realities: Foucault and the Politics of the Literary Address by Jiyoung Ryu A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in English in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2018 © 2018 Jiyoung Ryu All Rights Reserved ii Vectorial Realities: Foucault and the Politics of the Literary Address by Jiyoung Ryu This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in English to satisfy the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. ___________________ _______________________________________________ Date Ammiel Alcalay, Chair of Examining Committee ___________________ _______________________________________________ Date Eric Lott, Executive Officer, English Program Supervisory Committee: Ammiel Alcalay Steven Kruger David Richter The City University of New York iii Abstract Vectorial Realities: Foucault and the Politics of the Literary Address by Jiyoung Ryu Advisor: Ammiel Alcalay This dissertation articulates the politics of contemporary literature via addressing the theoretical problem at the heart of Foucault studies. The Kantian problem of articulating the “origin” of knowledge was also at the core of Foucault’s oeuvre.