Re: [-empyre-] contesting the netopticon

2011-01-31 Thread marc garrett
Simon all, Thank you for inviting me to be part of this discussion. I enjoyed it immensely... Unfortunately, I was unable to jump back into the discussion last week due to being too busy. I will reread all contributions rethink my own assumptions :-) wishing you all well. marc

Re: [-empyre-] contesting the netopticon

2011-01-31 Thread davin heckman
Yes, thank you for having me as a part of this discussion. It is always a good group. If anyone wants to pick anything up off list, I am always happy to talk. Davin On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 8:29 AM, marc garrett marc.garr...@furtherfield.org wrote: Simon all, Thank you for inviting me to be

Re: [-empyre-] contesting the netopticon

2011-01-31 Thread Simon Biggs
I'm not sure what the topic is for February. I expect that Renate or Tim will be emailing us all about this shortly. However, although I have signed off the discussion for this month, it doesn't mean the netopticon discussion must cease. I think it can continue until the new theme is announced.

Re: [-empyre-] contesting the netopticon

2011-01-31 Thread Simon Biggs
I've had flu too - an example of another very effective network that is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Best Simon On 31/01/2011 16:42, Jon Thomson j.thom...@ucl.ac.uk wrote: And thanks too from us -we're both currently in Rotterdam for the film festival but have managed to get the

[-empyre-] contesting the netopticon

2011-01-30 Thread Simon Biggs
So, we come to the end of the month of January and our discussion on the theme of the Netopticon. To remind us where we began, abstracted from the original post setting out the theme: The Panoptic structures innate in social space are often cited in relation to the internet and its governance.

[-empyre-] Contesting the Netopticon

2011-01-24 Thread Joseph Delappe
First off I want to say thank you to Simon for organizing this most interesting conversation and for inviting me to participate. I would also like to thank all those who have participated in this discussion of the netopticon. I must admit that I have been keeping one eye slightly on the

Re: [-empyre-] contesting the netopticon

2011-01-23 Thread Rob Myers
On 01/23/2011 04:24 PM, marc garrett wrote: There is already a backlash by various groups and individuals critiquing Twitter and Facebook, saying that these social networking facilities/platforms do not connect people but isolate them from reality.A behaviour that has become typical may still

Re: [-empyre-] contesting the netopticon

2011-01-11 Thread Simon Biggs
On behalf of Marc Garrett Hello Johannes all, First I would like to make clear (even though everyone probably knows this) that, neoliberlism is now an intrinsic part of the shift and creep of the panoptican, as well as what (Shoshan) suggests as Netopticon, a socially networked Panoptic

Re: [-empyre-] Contesting the Netopticon

2011-01-10 Thread marc garrett
Hi Simon, Christina all, Firstly, Thank you for inviting me to be part of the 'Contesting the Netopticon' discussion on Empyre. At the end of Simon's concise and well written introduction. Wikileaks is mentioned as turning the Panoptic gaze back upon the observer [...] significant

[-empyre-] Contesting the Netopticon

2011-01-09 Thread Simon Biggs
January on empyre soft-skinned space Contesting the Netopticon http://www.subtle.net/empyre Moderated by Simon Biggs (UK/Australia) with invited discussants Joseph Delappe, Marc Garrett, Davin Heckman, Patrick Lichty, Heidi May, Christina Spiesel and Jon Thomson Alison Craighead. Dear empyre