patents – Conflict, Justice, Decolonization

2022 年 1 月 2 日

The panoptic mode of automation as seen through Uber and Lyft

Article by Lungani Hlongwa. Abstract: Many Uber and Lyft drivers are aware that they are constantly being monitored by their passengers or through their mobile devices while on the job. According to Jeremy Bentham and Michel Foucault’s notion of panopticism, the awareness of being monitored shapes one’s conduct to the […]

11 min read

2021 年 5 月 16 日

Patents as Devices of Accumulation by Exclusion: The Case of COVID-19

Article by Lungani Hlongwa. Abstract: As some countries were preparing to enter the ‘post-covid-19 era,’ news headlines consistently reported of the grim prospects that some countries would remain entrapped by the pandemic for years to come. Crucial to this transition from the pandemic to the post-pandemic era is the ability […]

12 min read

The panoptic mode of automation as seen through Uber and Lyft

Patents as Devices of Accumulation by Exclusion: The Case of COVID-19

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