Panopticism
Institutions and institutional power
Notes taken in lecture
The panopticon design. Made so each cell holds a prisoner. The central tower, the guards accommodate, the tower unlit so whether there were guards in there or not, was un recognisable to prisoners. To there knowledge they were being watched 24 / 7. It was a mental state. Prisoners, not knowing this, would behave.
The pillory, a public humiliation torture device. Shoiwng society what would happen if they behaved in a way outside of the 'norm'.
A modern panopticon prision
A modern panopticon, the Brotherton reading library within Leeds university. Designed for the purpose of giving each student the space to read in peace, it in fact breaks apart the students, blocking them from seeing one another. Librarians and teachers have the ability to see what everyone is doing within the library.
Vito Acconci 'following piece'
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