Panopticism

PANOPTICISM

1) What is the major effect of the Panopticon? 

Do subject the person to a state of conscious and permanent surveillance that assures the automatic function of power is on those who are watching. Not being watched.The subject feels as though they are being watched constantly, even though they may not be, which give the effect of constant control.

2) How does the architecture create and sustain a relation independent of the person who exercises it? 

The architecture means that the subject is always in the view of being watched. The subject cannot see the guards but the guards can see the subject, they do not know when they are being watched which creates the illusion of always being watched. There is no contact between prisoners to prisoner, or guard.

3) In what way is the Panoptican efficient?

  No locks, no bars. "Simple, economic geometry"The separation of the cells is all that is needed.

4) How does the Panopticism do the work of a naturalist scientist? 

The panopticon is a royal menagerie, the animals are replaced by men and individual groupings are replaced individual groups. The king by the machinery and power.

5) In what ways was the Panopticon a laboratory?

The architectural design lends itself well to conducting social experiments.

6) List the conditions in which Panopticism strengthens power? 

 It exercises power in the fundamental foundations of society in the subtlest possible way, continuously.

7) According to Julius (1831), how is the panoptic principle particularly useful in a society made of private individuals and the state?

The ever growing influence of the state to its ever more profound intervention.

8) According to Julius, rather than suppress the individual, what effect does the panoptic principle have?

It presents the opportunity to mold the individual to the appropriate way of being as according to the authority. In short it generates the perfect people for the state.

9) Do you think social media increases the tendency for the exercise of power through surveillance?

Possibly, seem to be aware that people can gather information about themselves, i.e Facebook and twitter but most don't seem to care. However the fact that both these sites look at your activity is proof that social media increases surveillance, however i'm not sure that means exercising power. Unless they use your information against you and try to dictate the way you act. And i have not came across that.