The camera is never neutral: recording power can puncture official lies and impose hidden costs. We’re going to look at the political economy of turning suffering into content, the uneven distribution of credibility, and what an ethics of witnessing looks like when we refuse to let awareness become spectacle.
Read MoreIgnorance is not a simple lack of information, but a privilege actively produced by our society. Material comfort insulates us from the systemic injustices upon which our comfort is built.
Read MoreSome thoughts on how sousveillance—surveillance from below—can be used by ordinary people using smartphones and digital tools to monitor power structures rather than simply being monitored by them.
Read MoreSurveillance and sousveillance both involve observing individuals or events, but differ in who's doing the observing and the direction of focus.
Read MoreThe structural suppression of deep, revisitative learning carries with it substantial ramifications for the manner in which we conceptualise ideas, conduct our studies, and ultimately develop our understanding of various subjects.
Read MoreThe events of 2020 exposed global surveillance as a tool of institutional control, not just a means of protecting public safety. From weaponised trust, autonomous technologies, to the convergence of surveillance with violence have redefined power and accountability in the modern world.
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