About this episode
Ellie and David explore the complexities of discipline in modern culture, discussing its associations with punishment and the ideas of Michel Foucault.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com With the rise of hustle culture, the grind, and capitalist productivity, we often associate discipline with toxicity. But is there still value in disciplining oneself? In episode 169 of Overthink, Ellie and David take a disciplined approach to this question and more! They discuss modern culture’s rejection of discipline and how this manifests on the left vs the right, the association between discipline and punishment, and Michel Foucault’s seminal ideas on disciplinary power. How can we discipline children without resorting to punishment? And are there models of self-discipline that aren’t rooted in punishment of the self? In the Substack bonus segment, your hosts discuss Sandra Bartky’s argument that gender norms are a modern form of disciplinary power. Works Discussed: Joan E. Durrant and Ashley Stewart-Tufescu. “What is “Discipline” in the Age of Children’s Rights?.” Michel Foucault, Discipline and Punish Michel Foucault, The History of Sexuality Adekunle A. Ibrahim and Philomena A. Ojomo. “Discipline and Punishment in Schools: A Philosophical Appraisal.” Go to Rula.com/overthink for…
People in this episode
Hosts: Ellie, David
Topics covered
- discipline
- hustle culture
- self-discipline
- punishment
- gender norms
- Foucault
- capitalist productivity
Keywords
- discipline
- hustle culture
- self-discipline
- punishment
- Foucault
- gender norms
- capitalism
- children's rights
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Discipline and Punish, The History of Sexuality, What is “Discipline” in the Age of Children’s Rights?, Discipline and Punishment in Schools: A Philosophical Appraisal
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