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Michel Foucault Panopticism

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The ideals of Panopticism, a social theory developed by a French philosopher – Michel Foucault, start to appear when a description of measures needs to be taken against the plague in 17th century. This plague originated in London and was referred to as the Black Death or the Great Plague of London. Over sixty-eight thousand people were recorded dead within the two years of 1665-1666, however the number of deaths is estimated to be over one-hundred thousand. People were running out of options to survive so rules, or disciplinary measures needed to take place in order to try to control this rapid spread of disease by partitioning space – keeping the sick away from the healthy and having designated zones where these people had to stay, closing

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