Re: The Eye of Power

Thanks a lot.
/Peter Norberg
> Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 09:04:52 -0100
> From: "Murray K. Simpson" <m.k.simpson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: The Eye of Power
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> Organization: Dept. of Social Work, University of Dundee

> Peter Norberg wrote:
> >
> > I read an essay of Foucault in the collection named
> > "Power/Knowledge". The name of the essay was "The Eye of Power". Does
> > anyone know what this essay is called in French, and where it is to
> > be found?
> >
>
> My copy of "Power/Knowledge" lists all of the original sources at the
> beginning, p. x. 'The eye of power' is listed as:
>
> 'L'Oeil du Pouvoir', published as a preface to Jeremy Bentham, Le
> Panoptique (Paris, Belfond, 1977). This comprises a facsimile of the
> French version (Paris, 1791) and a translation of the first part of the
> English version (Dublin and London) of Bentham's Panopticon, together
> with a pstface by Michelle Perrot on Bentham anf the Panopticon which
> has a useful bibliography. Michelle Perrot's works include Les ouvriers
> en greve (1974). Te full English version of Bentham's text is contained
> in Volume IV of the Browning edition of his works (Edinburgh 1838-43;
> Russel & Russel, New York, 1971).
>
>
> Best wishes
>
> Murray
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Peter Norberg

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