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* Foucault started by discussing two different styles of punishment - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert-Fran%C3%A7ois_Damiens Damiens the Regicide] and Faucher's young prisoners in Paris. | * Foucault started by discussing two different styles of punishment - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert-Fran%C3%A7ois_Damiens Damiens the Regicide] and Faucher's young prisoners in Paris. | ||
* Two processes: (1) disappearance of punishment as a spectacle (**amende honorable**, prisoners in public work). (2) | * Two processes: (1) disappearance of punishment as a spectacle (**amende honorable**, prisoners in public work). (2) A slackening of the hold on the body. | ||
* The way to evaluate the effectiveness of punishment changed: inevitability vs. visible intensity. | * The way to evaluate the effectiveness of punishment changed: inevitability vs. visible intensity. | ||
* Blame is redistributed between conviction vs. execution. | * Blame is redistributed between conviction vs. execution. | ||
Revision as of 21:29, 16 July 2023
Notes
1. The Body of the Condemned
- Foucault started by discussing two different styles of punishment - Damiens the Regicide and Faucher's young prisoners in Paris.
- Two processes: (1) disappearance of punishment as a spectacle (**amende honorable**, prisoners in public work). (2) A slackening of the hold on the body.
- The way to evaluate the effectiveness of punishment changed: inevitability vs. visible intensity.
- Blame is redistributed between conviction vs. execution.
Quotes
It is ugly to be punishable, but there is no glory in punishing.—Foucault, The body of the condemned
Interesting branches
- **amende honorable**