Should we read Foucault? It seems silly to invite strangers to read with me parts of Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Surveiller et punir : Naissance de la prison) by Michel Foucault. I assume everyone has read it. A foundational text! But I realize I’m basing tha... posted 1y ago with 10 replies (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 12.5 12.5 Should we read Fouca (view hidden) log in to judge received 12.5 12.5 It begins with the story of Robert-François Damiens, convicted for the attempted assassination of King Louis XV in 1757 and sentenced to dismemberment. It describes his torture, after which each of his limbs is fixed to a horse. When the four horses, unac... 1y ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 5.5 5.5 It begins with the s (view hidden) log in to judge received 5.5 5.5 This was also the end of "the body as the major target of penal repression."... 1y ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.6 2.6 This was also the en (view hidden) log in to judge received 2.6 2.6