Michel Foucault’s analysis of the history of discipline and punishment focuses deeply on a genealogical perspective with regards to how time has progressed disciplinary methods of action. Certain means of discipline are contoured to fit the modern civilian in order to take full effect. Types of punishment used today are significantly different in comparison to that of the sixteenth and seventeenth century. In order to study the ramifications of discipline and punishment‚ Foucault advises that one
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limit‚ the structure is to identify the panopticon and identify areas in organisations (3 of the 5 organisations as identified by Henry Mintzberg 1988) and society today where is fits as a metaphor. This will be followed by a discussion in relation to Michel Foucault’s work whilst drawing upon various examples within contemporary organisations and society to conclude on whether it is a good metaphor or not. The Panopticon This is a model proposed by Jeremy Bentham in the late 19th century. The model
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Cited: Gondry‚ Michel. Interview with Michael Martin. The Nerve. 19 Mar. 2004. <http://www.nerve.com/screeningroom/film/interview_gondry/>. Human Behaviour. Dir. Michel Gondry. Perf. Bjork. 1999. Youtube. <http://youtube.com/watch?v=EOepheinkCM>. Mitchell‚ Elvis. "Washing That Girl Right Out of His Head." Rev. of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless
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DISCIPLINE DISCIPLINE AD PUNISH- MICHEAL FOUCAULT The chapter on discipline begins with the seventeenth century image of the soldier. A soldier bore certain natural signs of strength and courage and marks of his pride and honor. These were characteristics which were already inherent in a soldier. By the late eighteenth century‚ a soldier became someone or rather something that can be made‚ like a required machine which can be constructed. The Classical Age discovered the body as a target and
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Pets can offer us unconditional love that none of our family can provide‚ and they can be a substantial part of us if we learn how to interact with them‚ how to handle them‚ and how to treat them as our own. In the book written by Alexandra Horowitz‚ she states that‚ “Part of what we love about the dogs who occupy the exalted‚ final position is that they are unlike the rest of our family” (5). Especially dogs‚ they can bring incredible and astonishing benefits to our well-being‚ and emotional difficulties
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relationship between historical and textual is in Shakespeare’s play‚ and how it is almost impossible to study the play outside its social context. I will pay particular focus on New Historicisms substantial emphasis on ideas of power and consider Michel Foucault’s essay ‘Discipline and Punish’ in order to analyse one of the key issues of the play; Petruchio’s treatment of Katharina and how his actions may be interpreted. I will also explore the play from a Feminism perspective‚ and consider the
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In the article "Revenge of the Geeks" by Alexandra Robbins‚ the author presents multiple claims about teenagers and adults. Two of these arguments are about the importance of intelligence. Firstly‚ Robbins argues that technology skills have become increasingly important today. She highlights that teenagers who have advanced technological skills are often highly sought after by colleges and employers. To support this claim‚ Robbins provides examples of teenagers who have developed apps and websites
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In Defense of Foucault’s Enlightenment Martin Alec N. Bautista 11035218 SUMMARY The Philosophical Area of Postmodernism has always been classified as a critique of the continuity established by modernism and the different claims it has towards truth and reality. Postmodernism puts into play different factors that contribute to the formation of the things that modernists consider to be clear and indubitable such as language‚ media‚ power‚ and social institutions that shape the way we conceive
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CONCLUSION As we see by analyzing Michel Foucault’s chapter‚ Panopticism‚ and Dominique Moran’s book‚ Carceral Spaces: Mobility and Agency in Imprisonment and Migrant Detention‚ prison architecture has evolved from confining those who were considered abnormal because they violated the law to mentally impacting prisoners by making them paranoid‚ scared‚ and frustrated. Initially‚ prisons were visible to the public because they were built in the center of the city to allow society to see what they
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What is Panopticism and what in the world does it pertain to? These are some of the questions that I asked myself as I began to read this interesting essay by Michel Foucault. His work is central to many of the Humanities and social science parts of life. He came up with idea that people govern themselves‚ and his Panopticism essay revolves basically around this central idea. There are many panoptic examples in society today that have both positive and negative connotation. Generally I believe the
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