SOCY 306 Lecture 6: socy309Lec 6.docx

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 306
• Professor: Scott Thompson

Document Summary

What we mean by technologies in relation to surveillance. Foucalt defines the greek word techne as a practical rationality governed by a conscious aim". Foucalt generally prefers the word technology", which he uses to encompass the broader meanings of teche. A procedure and means of organizing bodies to complete a task (a technique) is also a technology in this regards. You can have technologies that don"t coincide with rules but they always work within systems etc. Discourse- the meaning behind a statement applies a particular rule to it. Power + knowledge (foucalt): foucalt would argue that power is held by a person"s defined position not by a person themselves, i. e. cersei has a defined position in the monarchy. They like to be watced someone to wathch over me youtube. Think of youtubers wo film a lot in public places and how people react. Memory can lead to forced performances of identity.