Each society has its own "politics of truth"—the types of discourse it accepts and makes function as true.
Through the metaphor of the Panopticon , Foucault illustrates how modern institutions (prisons, schools, hospitals) use surveillance to make individuals monitor themselves. This produces "docile bodies" that are both useful and obedient. Power/knowledge : selected interviews and other...
Essential summaries of his genealogical method and the concept of "subjugated knowledges". Truth and Power An influential interview defining the "regime of truth". 8 The Eye of Power A discussion on Jeremy Bentham and the Panopticon. 11 Confession of the Flesh Each society has its own "politics of truth"—the
A dialogue regarding the history of sexuality and the Christian confession. Foucault illustrates how modern institutions (prisons