Category Archives: spectacle

Pillars of Salt

Posted on May 29, 2007 by mtt3e

Infallible: immune from error because of ties to the church or God   According to the introduction to Pillars of Salt, the Christian state was comfortable playing the role of God and revoking life. Those responsible for Morgan’s death described … Continue reading →

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foucault “the spectacle of the scaffold”

Posted on May 29, 2007 by chard3ah

Truth- The justice system being described by Foucault has an interesting concept of truth and falsehood, guilt and innocence. It “did not obey a dualistic system: true or false, but a principle of continuous gradation” (42). In this way, minor … Continue reading →

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body of the condemned

Posted on May 23, 2007 by chard3ah

Spectacle- Foucault argues that as the “gloomy festival of punishment was dying out,” one of the first things to go was “the spectacle of punishment”.  He uses the word spectacle to describe the public torture and execution of prisoners used … Continue reading →

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