Assignment task 1: On Foucault
Give an example of a disciplinary mechanism that is at work around you, preferably one that everyone seems to take for granted.
Analyze how it controls human activity (consider using concepts we have discussed, such as automation, fixity, etc.).
Assess whether it tends to be used ethically or not.
Could a leader (of some relevant kind) transform the use of that mechanism in either an ethical or more productive direction? Or, if the mechanism is unethical, is it irredeemable and ought to be entirely eliminated?
Assignment task 2: On Alexander
In your own cultural and educational experience, in what ways has the problem of mass incarceration been excluded or included in how you have learned about society? How much was this exclusion/inclusion intentional or unintentional on the part of leaders in education, media, business, government, etc.?
Note: If you are the citizen of a foreign country, feel free to speak about your cultural and educational experience of incarceration in your country.
Assignment task 3: On King
Are King's four steps of nonviolent resistance still a good guide for leaders who want to resist existing power structures? Would the steps need to be updated in any way to fit with our particular times?