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Prefaceيوجد فقط 14 صفحة متاحة للعرض العام
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المستخلص
The thesis is divided into three chapters and a conclusion which provide an explanation of the rise and development of disciplinary power and its techniques. The development of disciplinary power is traced through examining its use in modern and postmodern societies. The researcher uses the panoptic model, which was proposed by Bentham and illustrated by Foucault, to clarify the effects of using disciplinary power and its techniques on both the individual and the society.
Chapter One - Foucault’s Disciplinary Power and the Rise of Modern and Postmodern “Surveillance Societies” is an introductory chapter. It first introduces Foucault’s analysis of power, in addition to presenting a brief view of the four modalities of power clarified throughout his study of power. The chapter then provides a detailed explanation of the nature of disciplinary power and its techniques and their exemplification through the Panopticon metaphor. This is followed by an examination of the use of the panoptic schema in Soviet Russia after providing a brief history of the rise of Lenin to power; the panoptic schema is also examined in postmodern America especially in the period following the 9/11 attacks.
Chapter Two - Eugene Zamiatin’s We: The Functional Use of Surveillance in Twentieth Century Totalitarian Societies provides an examination of the use of the panoptic schema in Russia by presenting a fictional representation of the Soviet society during the rule of Lenin. The chapter starts with a brief background of the novel, its publication history, and plot. This is followed by a detailed analysis of the novel by examining the effects of applying the panoptic schema on the individual and the society. Finally, the chapter clarifies the similarities between the fictional society created by Zamiatin and Soviet Russia and how his imaginary society presented a critique and a warning against the Soviet Party’s growing power.
Chapter Three - Technology in Dave Eggers’ The Circle: A Blessing or a Disaster? This chapter provides an examination of the use of the panoptic schema in America by presenting a fictional representation of the American society in our contemporary age. The chapter highlights the changes that took place in the use of disciplinary techniques and how they now manifest themselves in the extensive use of different modes of surveillance. Thus, the chapter starts with a brief overview of the surveillance policies adopted by the American administration after the 9/11 attacks; these policies resulted in the rise of different modes of surveillance such as electronic surveillance, “dataveillance”, and “social surveillance”, which had a worldwide effect. This is followed by a brief overview of the novel’s plot and then a detailed explanation of the effects of using different modes of surveillance on both the society and the individual. Finally, the chapter clarifies the similarities between the fictional society created by Eggers and contemporary societies to show how he presents a warning message against the individuals’ involvement in electronic and digital surveillance.
The Conclusion presents a comparison between the Russian and American models and their fictional representation in the texts under study. It highlights the differences in the application of disciplinary power and its techniques in modern and postmodern societies; in addition, it provides an answer to the questions raised earlier.