In your own words, explain in what ways the studies of Anne Fausto-Sterling, Judith Butler and/or...

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In your own words, explain in what ways the studies of Anne Fausto-Sterling, Judith Butler and/or Susan Bordo (you could choose only one) address Michael Foucault’s theory of biopower, particularly within the contemporary politics of gender prevailing in the western world?

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Biopower
According to Foucault, biopower is a powerful technique for governing individuals in large groups; the distinguishing feature of this political technique is its capacity to regulate entire populations. It is a type of power that is directed at the population. Anne Fausto-Sterling contends for a developmental systems perspective on gender that rejects false dichotomies such as biology-culture and nature-nurture (Fiaz et al., 2019). 
Both Butler and Foucault assert that sexuality is a social construct rather than what defines us. Furthermore, they both acknowledge that by submitting to power mechanisms and sexually categorising ourselves, we are accelerating individual subjugation. While they share several notions, and the majority of Judith Butler's exercise is based on Michael Foucault's research,

In your own words, explain in what ways the studies of Anne Fausto-Sterling, Judith Butler and/or Susan Bordo (you could choose only one) address Michael Foucault’s theory of biopower, particularly...

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