Nursing Theory, Postmodernism, Post-structuralism, and Foucault
critiques mainstream American nursing theory and its use of
post-structural theory, comparing and contrasting how postmodern
and post-structural ideas have been used fruitfully in nursing
research and theorizing elsewhere. In the late 1980s, references to
post-structuralism and Michel Foucault started to appear in nursing
journals. Since then, hundreds of nursing publications have cited
postmodernism and key post-structural ideas such as
power/knowledge, discourse, and de-centring the human subject. In
Nursing Theory, Postmodernism, Post-structuralism, and Foucault,
Olga Petrovskaya argues that the application of these ideas is
markedly different in American nursing theory scholarship compared
to nursing theoretical scholarship generated outside the canon of
"unique" nursing theory. Analysing relevant literature from the
late 1980s through 2010s, she demonstrates this difference, arguing
that American nursing theory calcified into a matrix of dogmas
built on logical positivism, wary of "borrowed" theory, and loyal
to a "unique nursing science." Post-structural ideas that fit the
matrix, such as criticism of medicine, are sanctioned, whereas
ideas sceptical of humanistic agendas including those that
challenge American nursing theory are rendered meaningless. In
contrast, other nurse scholars from Britain, Australia, Canada, and
what the author calls the American enclave group engaged with
postmodern and post-structural perspectives to enrich their
research and invite readers to rethink nursing practice. The book
showcases examples of their intelligent, creative theorizing.
Arguing that American nursing theory enervated nursing theorizing,
Petrovskaya calls for opening this matrix to theoretical and
methodological creativity, less rigid categories of scholarship,
and healthy self-examination. Making the case that post-structural
ideas are vital for nurses' ability to critically reflect on their
discipline and profession, this is a necessary read for all those
interested in nursing theory, philosophy, and praxis. Chapter 1 of
this book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from
the individual product page at www.routledge.com. It has been made
available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No
Derivatives 4.0 license.
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