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Panopticon (other)
The Panopticon is a prison design by Jeremy Bentham (1786). Panopticon may also refer to: Buildings * Britannia Panopticon or The Panopticon, names for the Britannia Music Hall, Glasgow, Scotland * Panopticons, an arts and regeneration project to construct landmarks in East Lancashire, England Music * Panopticon (band), an American black metal/bluegrass project created by Austin Lunn * Panopticon (album), ''Panopticon'' (album), by Isis, 2004 * Panopticon (song), "Panopticon" (song), by Smashing Pumpkins, 2012 * Panopticom, by Peter Gabriel, 2023 Other uses * The Panopticon (novel), ''The Panopticon'' (novel), a novel by Jenni Fagan * Panopticon Software, a data visualization software company * ''Panopticon'', a book for the ''Eclipse Phase'' role playing game * The Panopticon Chamber, a location on the planet Gallifrey in the science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' See also * Panoptes, a Greek mythological name * Panopticism, a social theory developed by Michel Foucault * Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panopticon
The panopticon is a type of institutional building and a system of control designed by the English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the 18th century. The concept of the design is to allow all prisoners of an institution to be observed by a single security guard, without the inmates being able to tell whether they are being watched. Although it is physically impossible for the single guard to observe all the inmates' cells at once, the fact that the inmates cannot know when they are being watched means that they are motivated to act as though they are being watched at all times. Thus, the inmates are effectively compelled to regulate their own behaviour. The architecture consists of a rotunda with an inspection house at its centre. From the centre, the manager or staff of the institution are able to watch the inmates. Bentham conceived the basic plan as being equally applicable to hospitals, schools, sanatoriums, and asylums, but he devoted most of his effort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
