Attack of the Superzeroes

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Attack of the Superzeroes

• Or is the change in consciousness brought about
  by speed really a change in self consciousness?

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HUMA 2920 Final Exam

• Monday, 11 April 2005
• 9 a.m. - noon
• Tait MacKenzie Building, Main Gym

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Exam format and instructions

• Three short answer and two essay questions
• Answer ALL THREE short answer questions
• Answer TWO of four available essay questions
• Come on time with working pens and some form of
  photo identification
• Do not turn over the exam until instructed to do
  so

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Exam review - module listing

• Module 4 - Technological device and
  socio-cultural relations
• Module 5 - Public sphere, social spaces, politics
  and IT
• Module 6 - Meta/physics of techology

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Questions about spectacle that we talked about

• What is spectacle ?
• Why is it important?
• Whose interests does it serve?
• What do we learn from spectacles? How might they
  influence us?
• Why should we be wary of them?

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Debords hallmarks of spectacle

• Hegemony becomes reality through simplicity and
  repetition
• Distraction. Amuse, dont challenge
• Consumption is the only action
• Public becomes private

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Habermass theory of the public sphere

• Open to persons
• Free of coercion
• A place of free assembly and speech
• An outlet for rational discussion and debate

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A place where private persons come together to
form a public.Who is a person? What is a
public?
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Characteristics of the panopticon

• Prisoners are visible to those in charge, but
  invisible to each other
• The constant possibility of surveillance takes
  the place of actual constant surveillance
• Power is visible (represented) and unverifiable
  (you are being watched, but not sure when)

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What technological fix does the panopticon offer
for punishment?

• First, to punish
• Second, to train through disciplining us to
  participate in the larger panoptic world
• Third, to use the panopticon to learn how to do 1
  and 2 better
• Fourth, by finally creating a mindset that fits
  so that we regulate ourselves