ELI5 : Dispositif
Hi,
During a conversation during a coffee break, someone suggested I look into the concept of the “dispositif” (to better understand how psychiatric hospitals work).
From what I’ve read, I gather it’s closely associated with Foucault, but other than that, since I don’t have a background in sociology, I don’t really understand much about it.
I know that since this question is probably veeeery basic for sociologists, I could probably ask an AI to break it down for me, but I’d rather understand it myself than have an AI pretend to understand it for me...so sorry if this seems outrageously basic.
Can you explain to a simpleton like me what it is?
Are there any must-read books to help me understand this better? I haven’t touched my monthly book budget yet (I don’t have many hobbies or addictions, so I have a book budget), so I don’t mind buying a book or two to dive into.
That’s it, thanks, and sorry again.