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povertyworld on July 7, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Tyranny of Trendy Ideas in Academia

Pretty sure the panopticon predates Foucault by at least a century.

kaycebasques on July 7, 2019 [–]

Foucault has a fascinating take on Jeremy Bentham’s idea of the panopticon and uses it as a metaphor to explain the pervasive sense of surveillance throughout modern society. Highly recommend this podcast on the topic: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1tcYLy2ILoRoDddvR56Kxy?si=4...

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