Taxis and GPS Surveillance - Dancers' Bodies
Laurie Taylor discusses the new GPS Surveillance equipment attached to Philadelphia Taxis and explores the how much damage ballet can cause to a dancers body.
TAXIS and GPS SURVEILLANCE
Laurie Taylor talks to Sociologist Beverley Geesin about her research in Philadelphia, a city where, in a unique trial all taxis are compelled to have satellite navigation. The state authorities call it a βtechnology enhancement projectβ promising greater efficiency for passengers. But what about the social impact upon taxicab drivers themselves, as the satellite system constantly monitors their whereabouts.Β Is this a case of workplace surveillance going to far?Β Philadelphia taxicab drivers seem to think so and a new phenomenon ofΒ βresistance to workplace surveillanceβ is now emerging.
DANCERSβ BODIES
βBallet dancers, their bodies and suffering for their artβ.Β Professor Anna Aalten is author of an article entitled Listening to the dancerβs body and she debates with the ballet dancer Deborah Bull whether the motto No Gain Without Pain has problematic associations in the world of pirouettes. Does the ballet world encourage a dangerous attitude towards physical pain, or does pain help the dancers attune themselves to the limits of their bodies?
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