On the wall outside his former residence - flat number 27B - where Orwell lived until his death in 1950, an historical plaque commemorates the anti-authoritarian author. And within 200 yards of the flat, there are 32 CCTV cameras, scanning every move.(By way of media monarchy.)
Orwell's view of the tree-filled gardens outside the flat is under 24-hour surveillance from two cameras perched on traffic lights.
Friday, April 27, 2007
Big Brother is doubleplus good
As you probably know, Britain has placed surveillance cameras everywhere -- and some of them are even pointed at a building George Orwell once called home:
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hey, thanks for the link brother... glad to see you haven't sold off the blog yet!
I'm actually kind of forced to keep going by what Bugs Bunny would have called SOY-cumstances. Long story. But I'm glad to see you doing the work of the angels, mm.
The Panopticon God
Snip:
The panopticon as larger metaphor is nothing new. Michel Foucault was one of the first to suggest the panopticon as a model for contemporary (post-Enlightenment) society, emphasizing the power asymmetry inherent in many of our institutions.
Jensen reflects on the God we've subsequently created in our own image. His first paragraph sets up the spiritual dimensions of surveillance:
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