Modernity and the regulation of bodies: Elias meets Foucault

ABSTRACT This article seeks to reflect on the possibility of a meeting ground where Michel Foucault and Norbert Elias' thought comes together around the issue of the regulation of drives and bodily practices within modernity. Such drives - among which we highlight the use of force and violence,...

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Main Authors: Carlos José Martins (Author), Jorge Andrés Jiménez Muñoz (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:ABSTRACT This article seeks to reflect on the possibility of a meeting ground where Michel Foucault and Norbert Elias' thought comes together around the issue of the regulation of drives and bodily practices within modernity. Such drives - among which we highlight the use of force and violence, as well as the acceptable regulation of their release and applications - have been the object of particular procedures within the modern era, whether seen in relation to individuals or from to the social body.
Item Description:1980-6574
10.1590/s1980-6574201900010003