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Art Criticism - The State University of New York

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power: from the premodern exercise <strong>of</strong> sovereign might over bodies that<br />

transgress the law to the modern micromarigement and disciplining <strong>of</strong> docile<br />

bodies. <strong>The</strong> latter regime is normalizing in that the very movements <strong>of</strong> the body<br />

are regUlated "from within" and are constantly checked, rechecked, evaluated,<br />

and retrained, so to ensure the maximum efficiency <strong>of</strong> the social body. Although<br />

the premodern regime has social norms, there is no exact manner <strong>of</strong> how to act<br />

within the bounds <strong>of</strong> the law, nor is licit behavior monitored for its efficiency.<br />

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