[-empyre-] Not-watching the detectives

2011-01-31 Thread Simon Biggs
The idea that the Panopticon need not require round the clock maintenance or engagement for it to fully function is explicit in Bentham's original proposal. Indeed, he indicated that such a system, where the simple fear of being watched was sufficient to alter behaviour, was highly efficient and

Re: [-empyre-] thank you

2011-01-31 Thread Gabriela Vargas-Cetina
Dear all, Thank you for a great discussion on the netopticon and for all the work shared during it. Gabriela -- Gabriela Vargas-Cetina Facultad de Ciencias Antropológicas Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Campus de Ciencias Sociales Carretera a Tizimín Km. 1 Mérida, Yucatan 97305 Mexico Tel. +52

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

Re: [-empyre-] networked self and the netopticon

2011-01-31 Thread simon
Thank you Simon and Heidi for your generosity. I'd like to have list time to respond to you both ... but as these things appear, at 23:30, Jan 31, I do not have the luxury of so doing before empyre rolls out its topic for the coming month. I would like to add two scenes: The Netopticon is a

[-empyre-] Correction...

2011-01-31 Thread Joseph Delappe
Hi all, My apologies, somehow I switched words in a key sentence of my last post! This is what I posted: I'd be the first to say that I hope, on balance, that the use of Internet as a mechanism for encouraging political change does more harm than good. This is what I meant to post: I'd be the

Re: [-empyre-] Correction...

2011-01-31 Thread Simon Biggs
Ouch !!! ;) On 31/01/2011 17:46, Joseph Delappe dela...@unr.edu wrote: Hi all, My apologies, somehow I switched words in a key sentence of my last post! This is what I posted: I'd be the first to say that I hope, on balance, that the use of Internet as a mechanism for encouraging

Re: [-empyre-] networked self and the netopticon

2011-01-31 Thread Heidi May
Thanks for the great discussions everyone. I would like to share a collaboration that emerged during the last couple of weeks of engagement with/in Empyre, of which I just posted online today: http://postself.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/fbad/ This new entry to Postself features a brilliant