Should we categorise our sexuality? What even makes this thinkable to begin with? This week we explore Michel Foucault's classic text the "History of Sexuality Vol. 1: The Will to Knowledge" to find out how sexuality was constructed by biopower.

Correction: Foucault had planned for the History of Sexuality to be a six volume project and not five as was said in the episode. We apologise for this mistake

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