This article is concerned with the spatial analysis of lecture theaters in higher education institutions and it draws upon two concepts developed by Michel Foucault during the 1970s—heterotopia and the will to know. By examining the heterotopic potentials of lecture theaters where knowledge is rendered visible and articulable, the article argues that the notion of heterotopia is more relevant than panopticon for spatial analysis of these spaces. Heterotopias are defined as counter-sites inhabited by the abnormal, and as such include two dimensions. First there is an exclusion of the abnormal that is aimed at the fabrication of specific subjectivities, students and a more productive workforce. Second, as counter-spaces, heterotopias maintain a hopeful aspect that is providing an opportunity for unsettling the social norms. To support this exploration, the article uses higher education as a transitional environment for the production of an employable workforce and specifically focuses on auditoriums in universities. Contemporary lecture halls originating from the early modern anatomy halls are introduced as a strong spatial context for exploring the spatialization of knowledge and the construction of selves as subjects who desire to know.

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知识生产的异位场所：关于演讲厅的结构分析的注释

本文关注的是高等院校中演讲厅的空间分析，它借鉴了米歇尔·福柯（Michel Foucault）在1970年代提出的两个概念-异视症和知觉。通过研究使知识可见和可表达的演讲厅的异位潜力，该文章认为，对于这些空间的空间分析，异位症的概念比全景视更重要。异视症的定义是异常者居住的相对位置，因此包括两个维度。首先，排除了针对特定主观，学生和生产力更高的劳动力的异常现象。第二，异位症作为对立空间，保持了希望的一面，这为消除社会规范提供了机会。为了支持这种探索，本文将高等教育作为生产可就业劳动力的过渡环境，并特别关注大学的礼堂。引入了起源于早期现代解剖学堂的当代讲堂，将其作为一种强大的空间环境，用于探索知识的空间化和自我建构为渴望了解的主题。