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S/S/323. Review of Michel Foucault's view of the birth of the prison

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2011
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This paper examines Michel Foucault, a French philosopher and aims to discuss his view of the birth of the prison. The paper reviews Foucault’s (1977) Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison, and critically analyses the opinions put forward in this text. The Panopticon is evaluated, and the paper discusses Foucault’s view of the functioning and consequences of power.

 

KEYWORDS: Review, Panopticon, Michel Foucault, prison, Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison!,

 
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