... . Everywhere we go there is some sort of power watching down on us. This is a prime example of modern day panopticism. Michel Foucault originally devised panopticism, when he wrote about Jeremy Bentham's theoretically ideal institutional building, the Panopticon. Panopticism in itself is essentially a model of power, and the relationship of that power between individuals and groups. On a much larger scale, the ... and forced separation. These forms of discipline used during the plagues have been the basis for much of the discipline that was evident during that time. From there, Foucau...

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... by us. Everything we create is a diversion from the imprisonment in which we live where we are our own prisoners, and our own captors. This idea is well described by Jeremy Bentham's concept of the Panopticon. Therefore imprisonment is also an illusion created by us to filter out those who are different, those who cannot or will not conform to our ... ...

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