1. Dr. Manuel Vallée University of Auckland Semester 2 - 2016
SOC 102 – BECOMING MODERN: Controlling the Dangerous Crowds in Modern Democracies
Dr. Manuel Vallée
University of Auckland
Semester

2. OUTLINE
Announcements - Evals - Final Exam information will be sent next week Recap: Democracy Democracy as a mechanism of control Disciplinary Power

3. The Dark Side of Democracy

4. The Dark Side of Democracy
1) Mob rule 2) Equating uninformed opinion with educated ones 3) A lack of participation 4) A vulnerability to demagoguery 5) Democracy and Nationalism = Discrimination & Ethnic Cleansing

5. Homer Simpson

6. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION: Liberté, Egalité, et Fraternité

7. The Reign of Terror

8. Demagogues: Hitler

9. Demagogues: Mussolini

10. Demagogues: Trump

11. Demagogues

12. How to control the dangerous crowds in modern democracies?

13. How to control the dangerous crowds in modern democracies?
1) Creating docile citizens through consumerism

14. How to control the dangerous crowds in modern democracies?
1) Creating docile citizens through consumerism 2) Disciplinary power…

15. How to control the dangerous crowds in modern democracies?
1) Creating docile citizens through consumerism
2) Disciplinary power…
3) Techniques of disciplinary power
- normalizing judgment…
- corrective punishment… such as exercise
- gratification-punishment… the carrot/stick method
- ranking, which can serve as a reward or a punishment.
- the examination… military examination…
- constant surveillance - the Panopticon

16. Foucault: The Panopticon

17. The Panopticon = Self-Policing

18. CCTV Camera = Self-Policing

19. The Surveillance Society?

20. What is the Surveillance Society?
Governments - tracking demographic data - conducting video surveillance of roads - conducting video surveillance of public spaces - tracking individual movements building personal profiles (screening phone, , internet, other)

21. What is the Surveillance Society?
Governments - tracking demographic data - conducting video surveillance of roads - conducting video surveillance of public spaces - tracking individual movements - building personal profiles (screening phone, , internet, other) Corporations - tracking consumer behavior (frequent user cards, internet activity) - monitoring private property - monitoring employees (cameras, internet activity, other)

22. What is the Surveillance Society?
Governments - tracking demographic data - conducting video surveillance of roads - conducting video surveillance of public spaces - tracking individual movements - building personal profiles (screening phone, , internet, other) Corporations - tracking consumer behavior (frequent user cards, internet activity) - monitoring private property - monitoring employees (cameras, internet activity, other) Parents - tracking their childrens’ activities

23. RECOMMENDED MATERIALS
Kiwis Warned of Online Privacy Issues US spy technology 'tested on NZ public’ NZ spies sift through digital footprints Are all our phone calls being recorded by the government? (2 minutes) Is the Surveillance State Infringing up on Civil Liberties? (Glen Greenwald interview, 11 minutes) Clip regarding Boston Bomber Surveillance (2 minutes) BBC Documentary on the surveillance state (not particularly critical) British police state (very critical)