Foucault – Retrospect Journal

by Retrospect Journal 04/04/2021 0

Academic

Eastern State Penitentiary and the Punishment of Isolation in Nineteenth-Century Penal Imprisonment

Written by Melissa Kane. Eastern State Penitentiary is probably best known for holding Al Capone. The prison has a longer history, playing a key role in the emergence of the so-called “Pennsylvania System” of punishment and reform.

by Retrospect Journal 28/03/2021 0

Features Reviews

“Know No Shame”: Black Sails and Writing the Historical Fiction of Sexuality

Written by Jess Womack. The television series, Black Sails, approaches the question of “pre-modern” sexuality. Through a range of individual experiences, it offers a route to writing the historical fiction of sexuality.

by Retrospect Journal 07/02/2021 0

Features Reviews

The Female Body, Discipline, and Liberation: A Foucauldian Reading of Ghost in the Shell’s Museum Scene and AKB48’s Heavy Rotation

Written by Lingxiao “Linda” Gao. The 1995 Japanese cyberpunk anime film, Ghost in the Shell, and AKB48’s 2011 song, Heavy Rotation, can be read through a Foucauldian lens.