Explainer: the ideas of Foucault
- Written by Christopher Pollard, Tutor in Philosophy and Sociology, Deakin University
Michel Foucault argued that surveillance, such as CCTV, is used to enforce social norms. From www.shutterstock.com Michel Foucault was one of the most famous thinkers of the late 20th century, achieving celebrity-like status before his untimely death in 1984.
His academic career culminated in a 1970 appointment as “professor of history of...




