Freedom and control in the digital age.
Many conceive information and communications technologies (ICT) as providing a free space which bolsters the freedom of individuals. This is because the technologies, and the ways we use them, are thought to be grounded in consent given by individuals. However, it will be argued that individuals, by...
| Publicado en: | Human Affairs Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 570 - 577 |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Artículo |
| Publicado: |
De Gruyter
2020
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=146468019&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 146468019 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 12103055 H2H jtl: Human Affairs issn: 12103055 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2020 vid: 30 iid: 4 pid: 1734 pub: De Gruyter artinfo: ui: 146468019 10.1515/humaff-2020-0050 ppf: 570 ppct: 7 formats: tig: atl: Freedom and control in the digital age. aug: au: Erol, Alkim affil: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Av. del Tibidabo, 39 08035, Barcelona, Spain su: Information & communication technologies Liberty Computer performance sug: subj: Information & communication technologies Liberty Computer performance keyword: consent control desire ICT individual freedom ab: Many conceive information and communications technologies (ICT) as providing a free space which bolsters the freedom of individuals. This is because the technologies, and the ways we use them, are thought to be grounded in consent given by individuals. However, it will be argued that individuals, by their own self-regulated consent-based actions when using ICT, are actually alleviating their own individual freedoms. This novel phenomenon, which Deleuze and Guattari have drawn our attention to, is a consequence of the de-territorialization and re-territorialization of desires, shaped by power processes, and practiced within Control Societies. This process is disguised as 'choices' made by free and self-aware individuals who give their 'consent'. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y dt: @attributes: year: 2020 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|