Reviews - Discipline and Punish the birth of the prison

I was really surprised how little time is spent philosophizing in Discipline and Punish. The work is more of a history than anything else. And, like any good history, it provides an idealogy through which it can be interpreted.

fetchtheantidote's review against another edition

4.5

challenging informative tense slow-paced

casparb's review against another edition

4.0

Thank God it's Foucault writing. A powerful examination of exactly what it purports to be, with some impressively clear-sighted direction (we should focus on THIS seemingly-peripheral aspect). Honestly this book could have been really punishing (wordplay?), had it not been Foucault, who writes exceptionally clearly.

I expect D&P is a foundational text for prison abolitionists. It's good to see Foucault critiquing 19th century anarchists for their rather reductive analyses at the time - a necessary manoeuvre.

Much to think about.

qwerty123456pip's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 4%

Had to return to library

vankouseonfrostification's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

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