The History of the present (n.) is a historical approach that asks 'what is today'' And 'how is today different from yesterday'' It assumes that our own times and lives are not the beginning or end of some 'historical' process, but a period like, but at the same time unlike, any other.
The History of the present (n.) is a historical approach that begins with the unabashed interest in political technologies of 'today' and works backwards.
The History of the present (n.) is an approach that deploys genealogical inquiry and the uncovering of hidden conflicts and contexts as a means of re-valuing the value of contemporary phenomena.
The History of the present (n.) is unabashed in its contemporary orientation. It is interested in isolating the central components of political technology today and tracing them back in time.
The History of the present (n.) starts from something that feels natural today, such as the prison, and digs up its recent, accidental birth, so that what seemed inevitable turns out to have been made and can be unmade.