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In “The Correct Means of Training,” Michel Foucault discusses how modern power operates in terms of discipline, citing “the exam” as tying together two
elements central to discipline: hierarchical gaze and normalizing judgment. Give an account of Foucault’s theory of disciplinary power as it is discussed in
this chapter that we read for class. Analyze a contemporary news article from a reputable source that helps exemplify how this disciplinary power operates
in the real world.
In “The Correct Means of Training,” Michel Foucault discusses how modern power operates in terms of discipline, citing “the exam” as tying together two
elements central to discipline: hierarchical gaze and normalizing judgment. Give an account of Foucault’s theory of disciplinary power as it is discussed in
this chapter that we read for class. Analyze a contemporary news article from a reputable source that helps exemplify how this disciplinary power operates
in the real world.