TY - JOUR
T1 - On the aesthetic production of atmospheres: The rhetorical workings of biopower at The CELL
AU - Ott, Brian
AU - Bean, H.
AU - Marin, K.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Drawing upon Foucault's notion of biopower and Böhme's theory of atmospheres, we analyze The Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (The CELL), a nonprofit institution in Denver, Colorado dedicated to preventing terrorism. Specifically, we argue that The CELL rhetorically induces visitors to submit to and actively participate in continuous surveillance by subjecting them to a strategic succession of atmospheres that affectively and emotively enlists their bodies in its cause. This largely material rhetoric utilizes the design aesthetics of controlled movement, simulation, interactivity, and pseudodialogue. We conclude by reflecting on the implications for rhetorical and security studies.
AB - Drawing upon Foucault's notion of biopower and Böhme's theory of atmospheres, we analyze The Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (The CELL), a nonprofit institution in Denver, Colorado dedicated to preventing terrorism. Specifically, we argue that The CELL rhetorically induces visitors to submit to and actively participate in continuous surveillance by subjecting them to a strategic succession of atmospheres that affectively and emotively enlists their bodies in its cause. This largely material rhetoric utilizes the design aesthetics of controlled movement, simulation, interactivity, and pseudodialogue. We conclude by reflecting on the implications for rhetorical and security studies.
U2 - 10.1080/14791420.2016.1195505
DO - 10.1080/14791420.2016.1195505
M3 - Article
SP - 346
EP - 362
JO - Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies
JF - Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies
ER -