That we (society) want to be seen as individuals plays into the hands of those in power. Power is strengthened through processes of individualisation and normalisation. As we buy into the belief that we possess something within ourselves that makes us an individual we reference the normal as something against which to stand out. This [...]
Foucault believed that power was productive. In this matter he stood opposed to the Marxist view that power was something against which the proletariat must resist. Class struggle was not viewed by Foucault as fundamental. But I wonder what he means by productive. Perhaps it was linked to his observation that power, in addition to [...]
Contestation in power relationships involve strategies that include court action by others associated with a work related blog post. The story of Jessica Cutler finds a day in court driven by an ex-lover/worker/colleague. They sure can be messy.
I’m thinking that my thesis about blogs being expressions of a persons efforts toward emancipation, and I’m blaming the Washingtonienne. Jessica Cutler, blogging as the Washingtonienne, described in reasonably graphic details her alleged sexual encounters with a number of people in and around Washinton DC. She was fired for the misuse of government property (computers) [...]
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