"The design of the Panopticon consisted of a tower in the centre surrounded by a
ring-shaped building composed of cells, each houseing a prisoner. The Panopticon
allowed for the continuous observation of inmtes, while simultaneously requiring
few supervisory resources"
McHoul & Grace, 1993, A Foucault Primer: Discourse, powerand the Subject, UCL
Press, p. 67
Foucault also uses it as an example of discipolinary power (a form of surveillance
in prisons and asylums; I think subsequently it has also been discussed in the
context of the work place - sorry, no references for that - and information
technology - e.g., IT as an electronic panopticon, see Zuboff, 1988, In the Age of
the Smart Machine, Basic Books.)
Hope this is useful.
Nancy Pouloudi
On Wed, 15 Jul 1998 20:49:52 +0100 John Lowes <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Bentham = Utilitarianism
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> Iam writing an essay about human rights! does anyone out there know anything
> about a philosopher by the name of Bentham also what does Panopticon mean?
> thank-you in anticipation of your replys
> marion welch
> nurse practitioner.
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