Josef Teboho Ansorge
Biographic Data
| ID | 129247 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Josef Teboho Ansorge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Josef Teboho |
| FAMILY NAME | Ansorge |
| SIGNATURE | ANSORGE J T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Identify and Sort
The Ship
This chapter begins the study of technology and political power by considering the metaphor of the ship of state. The ship of state is an ancient image that combines technological and political themes—an interface of technology and politics—one that is closely concerned with the ability of a captain, or sovereign, to understand and act on their crew. As such, the ship requires identifying and sorting practices. To begin to understand how the iden…
The Sovereign’s Data
This chapter discusses the book's theoretical framework and key themes. The book explores those technics—constellations of techniques (practices) and technological artefacts (tools)—used by states and other political actors to make legible, sort, and order human individuals and populations. Such technics can be understood as ways of seeing—or forms of visuality—which have been constructed by political power. The political technologies considered …
Utile forms
This article introduces the concept of ‘utile forms’ and analyses the effects of these forms in imperial rule and contemporary counterinsurgency. Utile forms are media that enable bureaucracies to disseminate specialised knowledges to officials operating in the field. Examples include smart cards, field manuals, and handheld biometric devices. We argue that utile forms have significant social and political effects irrespective of the ‘truth value…
Registry, Print, Resistance
This article is about technologies that arithmetize and data-manage the other and the foe. It undertakes a mini-genealogy of information technology used to identify and sort individuals. Information management technologies developed in libraries are identified as fundamental, yet overlooked, sources of a bio-political revolution. In particular, the library card registry and the smart number has led to a radicalization and standardization of the s…
Digital Power in World Politics
The nature of political power has changed with the advent of modern information technology while our theories and metaphors to understand it remain wedded to earlier periods. This article begins with a discussion of some of the work done by databases in domestic and world politics. In particular, it introduces the political effects of contemporary data-management practices through short examples of terrorist information databases, the 2008 Obama …
Spirits of War
Military doctrine is a system of knowledge disseminated and communicated through field manuals. This article analyzes the form and content of United States (US) military doctrine through the study of three manuals: the joint US Army and Marine Corps’Counterinsurgency (COIN) Field Manual (FM 3-24) (2007), the US Army's Stability Operations Field Manual (FM 3-07) (2008), and the US Marine Corps’Small Wars Manual (SWM) (1940). It explores and demons…
Panel Participants
Utile forms
This article introduces the concept of ‘utile forms’ and analyses the effects of these forms in imperial rule and contemporary counterinsurgency. Utile forms are media that enable bureaucracies to disseminate specialised knowledges to officials operating in the field. Examples include smart cards, field manuals, and handheld biometric devices. We argue that utile forms have significant social and political effects irrespective of the ‘truth value…
Spirits of War
Military doctrine is a system of knowledge disseminated and communicated through field manuals. This article analyzes the form and content of United States (US) military doctrine through the study of three manuals: the joint US Army and Marine Corps’Counterinsurgency (COIN) Field Manual (FM 3-24) (2007), the US Army's Stability Operations Field Manual (FM 3-07) (2008), and the US Marine Corps’Small Wars Manual (SWM) (1940). It explores and demons…
Digital Power in World Politics
The nature of political power has changed with the advent of modern information technology while our theories and metaphors to understand it remain wedded to earlier periods. This article begins with a discussion of some of the work done by databases in domestic and world politics. In particular, it introduces the political effects of contemporary data-management practices through short examples of terrorist information databases, the 2008 Obama …
Panel Participants
Spirits of War
Military doctrine is a system of knowledge disseminated and communicated through field manuals. This article analyzes the form and content of United States (US) military doctrine through the study of three manuals: the joint US Army and Marine Corps’Counterinsurgency (COIN) Field Manual (FM 3-24) (2007), the US Army's Stability Operations Field Manual (FM 3-07) (2008), and the US Marine Corps’Small Wars Manual (SWM) (1940). It explores and demons…
Digital Power in World Politics
The nature of political power has changed with the advent of modern information technology while our theories and metaphors to understand it remain wedded to earlier periods. This article begins with a discussion of some of the work done by databases in domestic and world politics. In particular, it introduces the political effects of contemporary data-management practices through short examples of terrorist information databases, the 2008 Obama …
Registry, Print, Resistance
This article is about technologies that arithmetize and data-manage the other and the foe. It undertakes a mini-genealogy of information technology used to identify and sort individuals. Information management technologies developed in libraries are identified as fundamental, yet overlooked, sources of a bio-political revolution. In particular, the library card registry and the smart number has led to a radicalization and standardization of the s…
Utile forms
This article introduces the concept of ‘utile forms’ and analyses the effects of these forms in imperial rule and contemporary counterinsurgency. Utile forms are media that enable bureaucracies to disseminate specialised knowledges to officials operating in the field. Examples include smart cards, field manuals, and handheld biometric devices. We argue that utile forms have significant social and political effects irrespective of the ‘truth value…
Identify and Sort
The Ship
This chapter begins the study of technology and political power by considering the metaphor of the ship of state. The ship of state is an ancient image that combines technological and political themes—an interface of technology and politics—one that is closely concerned with the ability of a captain, or sovereign, to understand and act on their crew. As such, the ship requires identifying and sorting practices. To begin to understand how the iden…
The Sovereign’s Data
This chapter discusses the book's theoretical framework and key themes. The book explores those technics—constellations of techniques (practices) and technological artefacts (tools)—used by states and other political actors to make legible, sort, and order human individuals and populations. Such technics can be understood as ways of seeing—or forms of visuality—which have been constructed by political power. The political technologies considered …
Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (2 works) · Global Security and Public Health (2 works)