Discipline and Punish and Prison Studies in Brazil

Authors

  • Fernando Salla USP e Unian

Keywords:

Foucault, prison, prison studies, social sciences, democratization

Abstract

The article presents the work 'Discipline and Punish' of Michel Foucault in prison studies in Brazil. It discusses the social, political and academic context in which the work came to Brazil and how it was incorporated into prison studies, especially in the field of social sciences, since the 1970s and during the democratization. The main argument of the article is that, in this period, the work was widely used by scholars as a reference, rather than as a theoretical and methodological inspiration for the social sciences researches.

Author Biography

Fernando Salla, USP e Unian

Pesquisador associado do Núcleo de Estudos da Violência (NEV) da Universidade de São Paulo (USP, Brasil) e professor do Programa de Mestrado Profissional Adolescente em Conflito com a Lei da Universidade Anhanguera de São Paulo (Unian, Brasil). Possui doutorado e mestrado pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia (PPGS) da USP e graduação em ciências políticas e sociais pela Fundação Escola de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo (FESPSP, Brasil).

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Published

2017-12-05

Issue

Special 2 - '40 Years of Discipline and Punish: The Deaf Snoring of the Battle '

Section

Articles

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