Abstract
Utilizing Foucault’s theory of panopticism, social scientists have consistently studied the ways past populations were made visible and how this served as a form of power. Understudied, however, are the ways invisibility can be imposed or adopted. This paper models new discussions of power relationships I have named anopticism. Anopticism is concerned with the power exercised in making populations invisible, both as a form of domination and as form of resistance. By examining two Chinese communities in Nevada and California, I explore the ways strategies and tactics, discipline and agency, and power over and power to intertwine to effectively and purposefully hide individuals, groups, and their behaviors.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 596-608 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | International Journal of Historical Archaeology |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 14 2019 |
Keywords
- Chinese diaspora
- Nineteenth-century
- Panopticism
- Power
- Western United States
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Archaeology
- History
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)