Open AccessThe Bodies of The Condemned: The Return of the Body as the Object of State Power
Author(s) -
Kenzo E. Okazaki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
swarthmore undergraduate history journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2693-244X
DOI - 10.24968/2693-244x.2.2.4
Subject(s) - power (physics) , state (computer science) , object (grammar) , criminology , sociology , law , political science , computer science , artificial intelligence , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics
This paper provides a historical analysis of the genealogy of American policing and attempts to explain the return of state power to individual bodies. It argues that this return was informed by French counterinsurgency strategies in Algeria. Through engagement with Foucault's analysis of power and surveillance practices, it aims to shed light on and help us better understand and combat police brutality today.