Week 11 Reading

A collection of vocabulary flashcards based on Andie Shabbar's paper examining the role of glitch art in protesting surveillance systems.

Glitch Art

A critical and creative mode of protest against sexual surveillance, defined as the practice of manipulating media to produce unexpected images or sounds.

Biometric Failure

The inability of biometric recognition technologies to accurately identify individuals, particularly at the intersection of race and gender.

Queer-Alt-Delete

An art project that replaces 'control' with 'queer' in the escape command to disrupt and protest against the surveillance cis-tem.

Databending

The technique of damaging digital image files by manipulating the code to create visual glitches.

Surveillance Cis-tem

The systemic network of surveillance technologies that categorizes and controls bodies within rigid identity norms.

Virtual Potentials

The intangible possibilities that emerge from the interactions between bodies and technology within art and protest.

Prototypical Whiteness

The standardization of racial features in biometric technologies, privileging white bodies and creating inaccuracies for people of color.

Gilles Deleuze

A political philosopher whose theories on virtuality and protest inform the discussion of glitch art as a mode of resistance.

Embodied Participation

The physical engagement and presence of individuals in a protest, contributing to the collective experience of dissent.

Algorithmic Uncertainty

The unpredictable outcomes resulting from the manipulation of code and digital media, inherent to glitch art and its political implications.