Theory
Panopticism (disciplinary power)
Explore in the Atlas →The Panopticon as an architectural model of surveillance, discipline and normalisation.
Power
Details
- Introduced
- 1970s
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- Reason
- Subject
- Human centred
- Political position
- Hegemonic
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Propositional
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Referenced by
- Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison articulates
- Michel Foucault proposed
- The Nation-State relates to
Sources
- Michel Foucault. Surveiller et punir: Naissance de la prison (Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison). Gallimard, 1975.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Panopticism (disciplinary power)." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/panopticism/. Accessed July 17, 2026.