At the beginning of the text Faucolt describes the characteristic of the ultimate and unbeatable body of a soldier. He is someone who is strong, courageous and developed to perfection by his generals; everything is manufactured right down to his strong fingers. He has gone through grooling training in order to become this ideal soldier, a representation of a true hero. By the late 18th century two of the most important discoveries were in process; the progress in society and the power of technology. These discoveries took a grand effect on the embodiment of what was considered a soldier, the soldier became something that can be remolded over and over till satisfied by the more powerful a reprogrammable machine. The body is no longer strong, self sufficient and powerful but weak and malleable ready to follow and please without question. These methods of discipline have been used for armies and monasteries but became a primary solution when power and domination was at hand. In disciplinary power everything is controlled nothing is gone to waste not time nor the body everything is used efficiently and in a structured manner.
Faucolt theory can easily be applied to today , with the new and up coming technology it is much easier to be tracked or watched by just about anyone. Technologies progress is what controls us and has power over us. Cameras, hidden video in the workplace the internet, even specific designs in architecture our all gadgets to keep an eye on us and to put us in our place. We fear being watched by those who control us and do our best to please without every over stepping any boundaries, that is how we become programmable machines for those in charge.
how can we rebel against a system that constitutes our entire knowledge base?
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