Panopticon; or, The Inspection-House
E91448
Panopticon; or, The Inspection-House is Jeremy Bentham’s influential late-18th-century treatise outlining a circular prison design that enables constant surveillance as a means of social control and institutional efficiency.
Aliases (1)
- Panopticon ×1
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
→
treatise → |
| aim |
maximization of efficiency
→
reduction of supervision costs → reform of prisoners → |
| architecturalFeature |
backlit cells visible from center
→
blinded or screened inspection tower → ring of cells around a central tower → |
| author |
Jeremy Bentham
→
|
| countryOfOrigin |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
→
|
| critiques |
existing prison administration of Bentham’s time
→
|
| discipline |
legal theory
→
penology → |
| genre |
political philosophy
→
utilitarian philosophy → |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Panopticon
→
|
| hasForm |
series of letters
→
|
| historicalPeriod |
Enlightenment
→
|
| influencedConcept |
modern surveillance theory
→
|
| influencedThinker |
Michel Foucault
→
|
| intendedEffect |
deterrence of misconduct
→
internalization of surveillance → standardization of behavior → |
| keyConcept |
central inspection tower
→
constant surveillance → disciplinary power → one-way visibility → self-regulation of inmates → |
| language |
English
→
|
| mainSubject |
institutional efficiency
→
panopticon → prison design → social control → surveillance → |
| philosophicalBasis |
utilitarianism
→
|
| proposedStructureShape |
circular
→
|
| proposedStructureType |
prison
→
|
| proposes |
contract-based private management of prisons
→
|
| proposesRelationshipBetween |
observer and observed
→
|
| proposesUseIn |
hospitals
→
prisons → schools → workhouses → |
| publicationCentury |
18th century
→
|
| relatedWork |
Discipline and Punish
→
|
| timePeriodDescribed |
late 18th century penal reform debates
→
|
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Panopticon; or, The Inspection-House
("Panopticon")
→
|
hasAlternativeTitle |
|
Jeremy Bentham
→
|
notableWork |