A modern day form of Panopticism I would like to focus on is Airport Security and the way in which the Panoptic view within the airport is used and why.
“The Surveillance is based on permanent registration” (foucault in Thomas, J, 2000:61)
One entrance in to an airport you are constantly watched and monitored as we pass through the airport, with all the security measures such as the cctv cameras, security personel, scanners, and checking in as your enter. You are constantly under watch which makes us self regulate of how we feel is appropriate to act within a airport.
“The plague that gave rise to disciplinary projects” (Foucault in Thomas, J, 2000: 62)
This quote relates to the problems of terrorism that have arose over recent years, reffering to the terrorists as the 'plague' is this modern day society. And the airport security has had to adapt to the threats and create their own forms of resistance to the docile bodies of the terrorists.
“Two ways of exercising power over men, of controlling their relations, of separating out their dangerous mixtures” (Foucault in Thomas, J, 2000: 62)
The 'dangerous mixtures' again relating to the docile bodies of the terrorists of whom are testing the panoptic strength, power and security of the airport's system. And separating those whom do not with the stick to the rules from the other docile bodies of whom are self regulating their own behaviour and acting the way in which they see fit.
“He is seen, but he does not see; he is the object of information, never a subject in communication” (Foucault in Thomas, J, 2000: 65)
Relating to the way in which the security of the airport will watch the people entering the airport giving them the power and knowledge of what people are doing. Also the socio historic moment of the panoptic ways of security such as cctv gives them the status over the docile bodies to judge whom should and should not be in the airport.
“How will power, by increasing its forces , be able to increase those of society” (Foucault in Thomas, J, 2000: 68)
How will the modern day panoptic security of a airport actually help to increase the 'normal' people rather than the docile bodies influenced by terrorism? How will increasing
the forces and the way in which people self regulate actually change the terrorists.
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