Panopticism Michael Foucault

(8) Explain Foucault’s concept of “panopticism” as it is presented in
Discipline and Punish (pp.195-228). What is “disciplinary power” according to
Foucault? How does this form of power differ from traditional “repressive”
conceptions of power? What is the technique of disciplinary power Foucault
calls “panopticism”? How do panoptic techniques work to normalize deviants?
What are the psychological and social effects of panoptic techniques? What
kinds of social institutions utilize these panoptic techniques to control, regulate,
and normalize their “patients”, “inmates”, “students”, “employees”, etc.? Is
Foucault right to see this as one way that power operates in modern societies?
Do we see minor forms of panoptic power in our normalizing social judgments of
others on an interpersonal level? In other words, do our judgments, even if they
are expressed by looks and gazes rather that discursively, have an effect upon
the people who are exposed to them? Where else might we find panoptic
techniques of power in operation? Some scholars have claimed that Foucault’s
concept of panopticism is particularly relevant when it comes to understanding
the social and psychological effects of social media on the general public. Do
you think that Foucault’s discussion of panopticism can help us to articulate the
new forms of social control (and normalization) that occur in contemporary
society through our use of social media and other mass communication
technologies? If so, why? If not, why not