ANTH 3240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Laura Mulvey, Sexualization, Vagina Dentata
27 Nov 2011
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Foucault claims that systems of domination work together to create an environment that constantly imposes disciplines upon bodies. This prison structure is a metaphor for the gaze. The way in which the prison works is that there is a tower in the middle of the prison with the guards in it above everyone. Surrounding the tower is a massive circular structure which contains all the cells. At any given time any cell could be being watched, but they cannot see the guards so they never know if they are being watched or not. Subtle coercion - the threat of authoritative figures being present may discourage some people from going places. Distribution of bodies - certain people live in certain neighborhoods, certain people associate with certain groups, where people are placed in certain situations (example: teacher sits at the front of the classroom, prisoners are behind the bars in jail)
