Thomas Mathiesen
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Thomas Mathiesen was a Norwegian sociologist, particularly known for his work in sociology of law. Considered one of the founders of sociology of law in Norway and, more generally, Scandinavia, Mathie
Thomas Mathiesen in 1965
Panopticon
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The panopticon is a design of institutional building with an inbuilt system of control, originated by the English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the 18th century. The concept is to
Thomas Mathiesen
…revisited (1997), Mathiesen presented the concept of the Synopticon or «surveillance of the few by the many», as the sociological reciprocal of Panopticism, which Foucault described in Discipline and Punish (1975). In particular, with his concept of the Synopticon, Mathiesen emphasized the impact of…
An 1880s architectural drawing by John Frederick Adolphus McNair depicts a proposed prison at Outram, Singapore, that was never built.
Inside one of the buildings of the Presidio Modelo
The disused Presidio Modelo in Cuba is a museum as of 2005.
A plate by Pugin