Before we can begin to understand transparency (or even really define it), we first need to understand disciplinary systems. I know, that connection makes no sense from the outset, but I promise it is crucially important. It will become abundantly clear in a moment, but why it’s a big deal to become transparent—to volunteer our privacy away—has a whole lot to do with how we are watched.
Transparency: An Introduction to Panopticism
September 25, 2008
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Critical Theory, Transparency | Tagged: Bentham, Foucault, Genghis's Thesis, Panopticon, Transparency | 
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