Disciplinary time breaks acts into anatomically prescribed elemental movements

Evidence

The act is broken down into its elements; the position of the body, limbs, articulations is defined; to each movement are assigned a direction, an aptitude, a duration; their order of succession is prescribed. — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 232

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Disciplinary time-tables descend directly from monastic rules — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 230; Disciplinary power shifts from marking time to shaping the act from within — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 232

Broader Connections