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Time, space, and power in digital modernity: From liquid to solid control

Zygmunt Bauman addressed spatiotemporal compression as a critical aspect of the transition from solid to liquid modernity. In this transition, speed and flexibility came to define the conditions of social life which no longer relied on spatiotemporal separation as the basis of all power relations. B...

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Main Author: Lee, Raymond L. M.
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Published: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD 2022
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H Social Sciences (General)
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spelling my.um.eprints.424572023-10-09T03:31:05Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/42457/ Time, space, and power in digital modernity: From liquid to solid control Lee, Raymond L. M. GN Anthropology H Social Sciences (General) Zygmunt Bauman addressed spatiotemporal compression as a critical aspect of the transition from solid to liquid modernity. In this transition, speed and flexibility came to define the conditions of social life which no longer relied on spatiotemporal separation as the basis of all power relations. But digitization of these conditions raises the question of whether the present phase of modernity depicts a resolidification of capital and power that exploits the fluidity of a densely intermediated world. By treating databases as the new localities of power, the digital operations inherent to their utility and productivity render the systemic nature of intermediation as solid as the power relations of the pre-digital era. The example of mass surveillance demonstrates the solidity of a new power derived from surreptitious data gathering and collation in populations attuned to intermediation as a way of life. A new mass culture is emerging through spaces of power that have reset speed in the service of datafication. This is not simply a culture of mobility and choice but one prefabricated and utilized for advancing the redesigned solidity of a digitized modernity. SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD 2022-02 Article PeerReviewed Lee, Raymond L. M. (2022) Time, space, and power in digital modernity: From liquid to solid control. Time & Society, 31 (1). pp. 69-87. ISSN 0961-463X, DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0961463X211016781 <https://doi.org/10.1177/0961463X211016781>. 10.1177/0961463X211016781
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H Social Sciences (General)
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H Social Sciences (General)
Lee, Raymond L. M.
Time, space, and power in digital modernity: From liquid to solid control
description Zygmunt Bauman addressed spatiotemporal compression as a critical aspect of the transition from solid to liquid modernity. In this transition, speed and flexibility came to define the conditions of social life which no longer relied on spatiotemporal separation as the basis of all power relations. But digitization of these conditions raises the question of whether the present phase of modernity depicts a resolidification of capital and power that exploits the fluidity of a densely intermediated world. By treating databases as the new localities of power, the digital operations inherent to their utility and productivity render the systemic nature of intermediation as solid as the power relations of the pre-digital era. The example of mass surveillance demonstrates the solidity of a new power derived from surreptitious data gathering and collation in populations attuned to intermediation as a way of life. A new mass culture is emerging through spaces of power that have reset speed in the service of datafication. This is not simply a culture of mobility and choice but one prefabricated and utilized for advancing the redesigned solidity of a digitized modernity.
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title Time, space, and power in digital modernity: From liquid to solid control
title_short Time, space, and power in digital modernity: From liquid to solid control
title_full Time, space, and power in digital modernity: From liquid to solid control
title_fullStr Time, space, and power in digital modernity: From liquid to solid control
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