Foucault ’s Las Meninas and art-historical methods. Michel Foucault ’s study of Velazquez ’s Las Meninas (1) was first published in the volume Les Mots et les choses in 1966 which was followed‚ in 1970‚ by the English translation titled The Order of Things. In "Las Meninas"‚ which is the title of the opening chapter of The Order of Things‚ Foucault focused on the artwork itself as though it were before him‚ describing in extraordinary detail what he saw. His seemingly unobtrusive actions--looking
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time of intense interaction with people and ideas. It is a time of passionate friendships and experimentation.” (468) Applying this concept to Girl‚ Interrupted unveils that psychosocial moratorium is essential to finding his or hers’ identity. In Michel Foucault’s “Panopticon‚” discipline further shows what is vital in finding his or hers’ true identity. Through psychosocial moratorium and discipline is where someone will find his or hers’ identity. In two specific scenes from Girl‚ Interrupted
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Juan dela Cruz has yet to recover from the furor brought about by the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill‚ and now comes another bill that will excite his thoughts once more. The proposed Freedom of Information or FOI Bill has been getting a piece of the news recently‚ and debates won’t end‚ not until the bill is passed by the lawmakers down in the Lower Chamber. The Right to Facts Article III Section VII of the 1987 Constitution reads: “The right of the people to information on matters
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Robin Relosa Abby Orenstein Panopticism Summary In Michel Foucault’s (1975) excerpt‚ Panopticism he states that the development of discipline in the 18th and 19th centuries came from he emergence of prison as the form of punishment for every crime. During these times the major crimes committed were from the French Revolution and the major riots and civil unrest in the French society. In these prisons the Panopticon puts the inmates in a different state in which each one is there own separate
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Throughout my life‚ I have come across and read many pieces that I do not agree with. That isn’t very surprising to most people. One of the least boring texts that I have come across is titled‚ “The Myth of Justice” written by Michael Dorris. The paper is basically exactly about what the title says‚ whether or not justice is a myth. Even if someone were to skim through the reading briefly‚ they would be able to catch the gist of what he is trying to say. Dorris goes to extreme lengths to convey that
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The Trial of Napoleon Bonaparte: Hero or Tyrant? Prosecution- opening statement: o “I will prove that Napoleon is guilty of crimes against the people of France‚ Russia‚ and Austria.” –Nathan Kravitz o “Napoleon is a well known man but also a well known dictator. He took France out of a constitutional monarchy and called himself emperor.” –Courtney Barnes o “I can prove that he is bad based on testimonies of the French and the British” –Armando Delgado o “From what I have seen and heard thus
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Question 1- Panopticism In regards to Panopticism‚ Michel Foucault theorizes‚ “The exile of the leper and the arrest of the plague do not bring with them the same political dream.” I conclude that the term‚ “political dream”‚ is an idea where people use power and knowledge in an attempt to achieve a perfectly governed society. Gradually‚ social reforms transformed how the political dream was viewed. Over the past few hundred years‚ techniques for social reform have improved‚ leading up to where
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The aim of this essay is to compare and contrast post-colonialism and post-structuralism as theories of international politics‚ by providing an explanation of the basic principles of each theory and an analysis of the similarities and differences. The first part of this essay will explain the basic principles of post-colonialism and post-structuralism as theories of international politics in order to examine the differences and similarities between these two approaches. In the second part of
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apartment and the devil starts "messing" with her‚ opening doors and intimidating her. Another way that the reality of this exorcism creates horror in the viewers is that it is based on a true story. The girl that was possessed was named Anneliese Michel from Germany. Both of these displays of the reality of the devil show the power of evil as well as the power of the divine. Emily‚ or Anneliese‚ is possessed by the devil and her body is taken over‚ showing this power. These events have many effects
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"Hawk Roosting” Commentary The “Hawk Roosting” revolves around one key idea‚ control. Control is evident through various aspects of the poem and is a key factor of the theme. The theme of this piece being‚ although we stem from Creation‚ we are in control of our lives to a great extent due to our divine right of dominance. This idea is symbolized through the literal theme of the hawk’s control over life; “My feet are locked upon the rough bark. It took the whole of Creation to produce my foot‚ my
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