Gómez Montoya, Juan Felipe2012-08-302012-08-302012-08-302256-3911http://hdl.handle.net/10567/708This text approaches a central point in the problem proposed by Michel Foucault in his lecture “¿What is an author?” The problem is touched by the ethical principle of contemporary writing: “¿Does it matter who speaks?” Before assuming this ethical principle, it is necessary to keep in mind that the problem has a perspective marked by the historical analysis of speeches. Otherwise, what Foucault tries to say in his lecture can be misunderstood.esCorporación Universitaria LasallistaFacultad de Ciencias Sociales y EducaciónEscrituraDiscursoPoderAutorMichel FoucaultLa escritura como función de poderWriting as a power functionA escritura como função de poderArticle