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What was Foucault and his theory on power
- Power extends beyond the state
- Power is not a quantity to hold or possess, but rather is relational and only evident when exercise
- Micro-power
- Discipline
- Surveillance
- Governmentality
- The panoptic on and the carceral society
What was Bourdieu's Field Theory?
- Society is made up of multiple 'fields'
- Capital (qualities) and habitus (Dispositions) ensure the success of certain actors within each field
What was Wacquant's Carceral-Assistential Mesh?
Under neoliberalism, this is a mode of "double regulation' where by the right (e.g., Prisons) and left (e.g.,
social welfare) jointly function to punish and discipline the poor rather than offering rehabilitation and
care.
What is Sovereign?
One who holds supreme power in a territory or space.
What did Agamben have to say about Sovereign?
Claims that the sovereign is the one who is empowered to declare a state of exception
What is a State of Exception?
A period of time when the sovereign declares civil liberties suspended: typically, in a time of national
crisis
What is Deconstruction?
An opening up of seemingly closed 'things'. it intends to encounter the hidden and excluded elements of
language, meaning and experience.
What did Feminist criminologists critique?
Critiqued the early and mainstream criminological theories as sexist and rendering women invisible
What is Contemporary Feminist Criminology?
- Focuses on criminalized women and the feminization of poverty
- Accounts for distinctly gendered forms of victimization caused by social conditions in patriarchal
societies
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What was Foucault and his theory on power
- Power extends beyond the state
- Power is not a quantity to hold or possess, but rather is relational and only evident when exercise
- Micro-power
- Discipline
- Surveillance
- Governmentality
- The panoptic on and the carceral society
What was Bourdieu's Field Theory?
- Society is made up of multiple 'fields'
- Capital (qualities) and habitus (Dispositions) ensure the success of certain actors within each field
What was Wacquant's Carceral-Assistential Mesh?
Under neoliberalism, this is a mode of "double regulation' where by the right (e.g., Prisons) and left (e.g.,
social welfare) jointly function to punish and discipline the poor rather than offering rehabilitation and
care.
What is Sovereign?
One who holds supreme power in a territory or space.
What did Agamben have to say about Sovereign?
Claims that the sovereign is the one who is empowered to declare a state of exception
What is a State of Exception?
A period of time when the sovereign declares civil liberties suspended: typically, in a time of national
crisis
What is Deconstruction?
An opening up of seemingly closed 'things'. it intends to encounter the hidden and excluded elements of
language, meaning and experience.
What did Feminist criminologists critique?
Critiqued the early and mainstream criminological theories as sexist and rendering women invisible
What is Contemporary Feminist Criminology?
- Focuses on criminalized women and the feminization of poverty
- Accounts for distinctly gendered forms of victimization caused by social conditions in patriarchal
societies
