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Panopticism

At a shopping mall, there are hidden cameras. The reason why they exist is simple: to prevent shopliftings, or in some cases, to catch shoplifters. Most customers realize that they are being watched and try to act properly, though there are some who fail to recognize or decide to ignore this fact and take the wrong path. It is not just a shopping mall that has CCTV¡¯s to watch over people. In today¡¯s society, hidden cameras are everywhere for various reasons. Everybody may be being watched at any moment, at any place. The idea of observing others¡¯ behavior can be traced back to the 15th century, when the Black Death wiped entire Europe out. It was the greatest fear at that time, and everybody was trying to find a way to survive such a nightmare. Since everything had to be under control, militia were located everywhere in the contaminated villages, guarding the town hall to keep everything in order. Stricken with horror and fear, people were forced to be locked up in houses and be watched constantly.

As shown above, Foucault starts ¡°Panopticism¡± with a talk on the plague. After the explanatory introduction, Foucault presents an analysis of the prison system created by a famous economist Betham, Panopticon. The set-up

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