Notes from: Elmer, G. (2003). A diagram of panoptic surveillance. New media and society, 5(2), 231-247. Retrieved June 7, 2008, from SAGE Publications database. Not proof-read, read generously. The development of a theory of panoptic surveillance is often hampered by an overly literal interpretation of the panopticon. Criticisms of panopticism are made in three broad [...]