The Powers of Panopticism Michel Foucault seeks throughout his work‚ Panopticism‚ to analyze how contemporary society is differently structured from the society that preceded us. He displays‚ through Jeremy Bentham’s architectural realization of the Panopticon‚ a prison for society and those who inhabit it. Also‚ there is the matter of constant surveillance‚ discipline and power in society. The Panopticon is not only a building where people are being governed‚ but also a laboratory-- “The Panopticon
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Same Difference Malcolm X and Sherman Alexie are two American writers with great diction. Both came from a very vivid and crazy background. Capturing the audience’s attention is what they do best. They can relate on various topics‚ even though they may site it differently. Also‚ setting a certain tone is very important. Sure enough‚ both do just that to make sure what they’re writing about comes out clearly. These writers are very intelligent when it comes to literature and how to incorporate their
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Panopticism meaning a certain view point from an all seeing eye seems to be the way we as a people‚ although we may not know it are being seen. Within every building‚ social class‚ or individual there is a certain type of behavior permitted and if that behavior is not met with what is “right” there is discipline to be handed out. Maybe the world as we know it is under one big microscope and every moment of a regular citizens life is carefully observed by a greater power than themselves. Author Michel
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the choice of government these two rulers decided to practice: Totalitarianism. Totalitarianism left people’s rights behind and just focused on power and control of the party in charge. It developed from a theory on a way of controlling people‚ Panopticism‚ and was tweaked and modified by the two rulers because of its intenseness to make it suitable for their countries. Because of this still extreme way of governing‚ it brought along with it many critics and literature pieces written about its extremist
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in the reading “Discipline & Punish (1975)‚ Panopticism” by Michel Foucault. To exemplify‚ in this reading it’s explained how the plague influenced people and made them prohibited to stay at home with a syndic in every street who keeps them under surveillance throughout the procedure of quarantine. Disciplinary mechanisms took place because of the fear of the plague as they were under self-regulatory power and control of themselves‚ as well as Panopticism in which they were watched through a building
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The Truth about “Our Secret” Susan Griffin’s main focus in her essay “Our Secret“ is on Heinrich Himmler’s life. She hopes to better understand how people come to be who they are as a product of childhood and adolescent experiences. Through this process she hopes her readers can become conscious to the truths of their upbringing and not only find their true identity‚ but have the strength and courage to change their destiny. Griffin is ultimately interested in finding her own identity but
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looks back at you in the mirror every day. It is amazing how you can find out about yourself in the most random of places such as‚ the diary of a Nazi in Susan Griffin’s case‚ or the fictional writings of an author in Richard Rodriguez’s case. Griffin and Rodriquez both have very different styles of writing. They are different in many ways‚ such as their culture‚ where they draw their information from‚ and just their overall lives in general. At the same time however‚ they are similar. They both
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fulfill. Although seeing is a habitual act we perform the second we open our eyes to when we fall asleep‚ we are not always observing our surroundings. Observation differs from sight due to the fact that when we observe‚ we are vividly noticing aspects of something or someone in order to gain information whereas sight is simply the faculty‚ or driving force‚ of seeing. We are able to obtain more powerful knowledge if we go about our days observing rather than just living a life full of brief sights. Michel
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The Panopticism was certainly difficult to read and comprehend. After reading it for the first time‚ I did not understand it. After reading and skimming a couple times‚ I began to increase my understanding. But after all of that I still do not fully understand the Panopticism. Foucault has a theory about society‚ comparing jails‚ schools‚ and factories‚ because we are constantly being observed. Foucault’s persona in literature does influence the difficulty of the reading. Some of the vocabulary
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well-designed circular building in which is always under complete surveillance‚ allowing the observer to see everyone within the perimeters while people are not able see or acknowledge them back. Michel Foucault mentions in his essay entitled “Panopticism” that there is a common resemblance to this 17th century structure‚ to many different‚ but common spaces in today’s society. Although some may say there is no way we live with the in-depth surveillance a panopticon had‚ but when comparing the panopticon
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