The Ideological Algorithmic Apparatus

Subjection Before Enslavement

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ID15030236
AuthorsMatthew Flisfeder (0000-0003-1768-590X, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume21
Issue2
Pages457-484
Publication date2018-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTheory & Event (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1092-311X • E-ISSN: 2572-6633
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/tae.2018.0021
OpenAlexW2802680897
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited15

This article applies a Lacanian-Marxist critique to Maurizio Lazzarato's theories of social subjection and machinic enslavement as they relate to algorithmic and social media. Lazzarato's approach has been taken up in recent scholarship on social media to explain the role of algorithms and software in subjecting users to capital. In contrast to his approach, this article argues that social subjection, the interpellation of desire, and the political dimension of the class struggle must be given priority over machinic enslavement

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