The first part, entitled, “Torture,” begins with two contrasting images. Although Foucault’s study is not strictly chronological, he aims to show how the era of torture led to the development of modern disciplinary society. Discipline and Punish is divided into four sections, each of which roughly correspond to a period in penal history.
Foucault uses a genealogical method to examine the origins of the power structures that control the modern penal system that led to the creation of a docile and obedient populace. Published in 1975, Michel Foucault’s Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison is a study of the historical processes behind the development of punishment in the West, particularly France. Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Foucault, Michel.
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