One of the key challenges of algorithmic power is opacity - the “black box” nature of AI systems. While these systems collect vast amounts of user data to optimize engagement, they do so in ways that ...

Knowledge is power appeared in the writing of many authors over the years, including Thomas Hobbes and Michel Foucault. One of the most notable is Thomas Jefferson, who used the saying several ...

What are the implications of Michel Foucault’s critical social theories for how we think about freedom, power, and justice? Political economist Mark Pennington will address this question exploring ...

The Foucault pendulum which was displayed for many years in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History was removed in late 1998 to make room for the Star-Spangled Banner Preservation ...

In case of abuse, A few days ago, I ran an experiment. I took a well-established set of critical theories—Foucault on power and spectacle, Edward Said on representation, Judith Butler on gender ...