panoptic
panoptic
Definition
pan·op·tic (pan äp′tik)
panoptic
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- regime: Panoptic power regimes, carefully explored in the work of Michel Foucault, exercise normalizing judgment by punishing deviations from the required standards.
- vision: It is in a similar vein to the panoptic vision imagined by Bentham ( 1843 ).
- society: Further there is a consideration of the potential for increased surveillance creating a panoptic society of universal scrutiny of citizens.
- structure: The Arts Council may be viewed as a panoptic structure because its modus operandi is ' disciplinary ' .
- power: Panoptic power is not limited to one realm: power is exercised always and everywhere.
- practice: The division of space makes possible a panoptic practice.
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