On Mon, 03 Jun 1996 16:57:20 +0200, Bublitz wrote:
>Chris Mitchell wrote:
>>
>> >I am currently reading Discipline and Punish and I need a little
>> >clarification. According to Foucault, "the art of punishing in the
>> >regime of disciplinary power is aimed neither at expiation, nor even
>> >precisely at repression." Then what, according to Foucault, does
>> >disciplinary punishment aim to do?
>> >
>> >Thank You
>> >William Bock
>> >
>> >
>> >I think it's more to do with regulation, the reconstruction of the
>> individual according to the laws of the state, the repression of certain
>> elements of the individual and the accentuation of others (on a
>> punishment/reward basis). The account Foucault gives at the beginning of
>> D&P of the 18th century prison regime is a good example of disiplinary
>> punishment as reconstruction.
>>
>> Hope this helps
>> Chris I think, it's a kind of productive regulation of the individual body ,
>thereby rising the effectivity of power.
>
>Hanna
>
>
The copy not being in hand, of my memory I would say the F. locates the purpose of
disciplinary techniques on a lower scale of goals. It aimes at getting a better performance
out of bodies in quite limited ways, a higher work output, a better coordinated military
operation, a better schooling of children etc.
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Gabriel Ash
Notre-Dame
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>Chris Mitchell wrote:
>>
>> >I am currently reading Discipline and Punish and I need a little
>> >clarification. According to Foucault, "the art of punishing in the
>> >regime of disciplinary power is aimed neither at expiation, nor even
>> >precisely at repression." Then what, according to Foucault, does
>> >disciplinary punishment aim to do?
>> >
>> >Thank You
>> >William Bock
>> >
>> >
>> >I think it's more to do with regulation, the reconstruction of the
>> individual according to the laws of the state, the repression of certain
>> elements of the individual and the accentuation of others (on a
>> punishment/reward basis). The account Foucault gives at the beginning of
>> D&P of the 18th century prison regime is a good example of disiplinary
>> punishment as reconstruction.
>>
>> Hope this helps
>> Chris I think, it's a kind of productive regulation of the individual body ,
>thereby rising the effectivity of power.
>
>Hanna
>
>
The copy not being in hand, of my memory I would say the F. locates the purpose of
disciplinary techniques on a lower scale of goals. It aimes at getting a better performance
out of bodies in quite limited ways, a higher work output, a better coordinated military
operation, a better schooling of children etc.
-------------
Gabriel Ash
Notre-Dame
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