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Discipline & Punish by Michel Foucault - Book Summary
“The Quiet Rain of Power: Foucault on Prisons and the Carceral Society”
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Title: Discipline & Punish
Author: Michel Foucault
Category: Psychology & Human Behavior, Philosophy & Big Ideas, Culture & Society, Politics & Current Affairs
What if the shift from public torture to the modern prison wasn't progress, but a more efficient form of control? Sam and Sophie open Foucault's Discipline & Punish with that uncomfortable question, and it doesn't…
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