FROM STRUCTURALISM TO POST-STRUCTURALISM: THE MOTIVATION FORTHE CHANGE OF THE METHODOLOGICAL TRAJECTORY IN MICHEL FOUCO’S EXPERIENCE

Crises are able to change and even ruin the traditional ways of text interpretation. They also affect production new phenomena in culture, science, arts. The experience Paul-Michel Foucault (1926–1984) is a typical example how external events lead drastic changes scholar’s methodological views. According G. Deleuze, P.-M. Foucault’s way thinking «did not evolve, but went through crises». has repeatedly pointed out that revolutionary result general restructuring episteme. Relying mostly on works Maurice Blanchot, Didier Eribon, James Miller, Paul Veyne, scientific accomplishments might be divided into three stages: archeology knowledge (until 1968), genealogy power (1968-1980), esthetics existence (1980s). year 1968 marked epistemological border between «archaeological» «genealogical» stages – period methodology his research. While delivering course lectures «Man Western Thought» Tunisia, where (as Paris) occurred few student protests, took part them. At time possessed expressive «political intuition» (G. Deleuze), so he realized myth-making function political ideology emphasized importance «revolutionary energy». experimental Vincennes University, which was opened at request demonstrators, headed department philosophy, feeding rebellious enthusiasm communists, Trotskyists leftists. D. it this «a born», one who embodied image an intellectual fighter. Thus, May caused «the outing structure street» created In such conditions, trying get rid «shortcuts» «privileges structuralism», changed methodology, as well articulated «new subjectivity» stream post-structuralist poetics, became leading trend literary studies second half XX century early XXI centuries.