Module C
Research and personal reflection
Sabine Woudenberg

Each week we did our own research for the assignments, collected them on a Miro board and discussed this to come up with some ideas to work with!

Assignment 1: Research a gesture found in a transportation network

Our choice: SLEEPING

Assignment 2: Develop an embodiment sequence on a system or object you find in public transport networks

We chose something that disturbs the act of sleeping; Surveillance. Having the feeling of being watched

PDF presentation

Final assignment:

What:

How to manipulate or distort a system that can limit or expand freedom of movement of employees in workplaces through surveillance.

form of surveillance:
supervisors
managers
video surveillance
customers expectation
space


How:
change the professional appearance of supervisors.
change the appearance of the video surveillance
work contract -



Why:
In workplaces, employees are constantly being surveilled through their performance and if they do not perform well or behave in a
default attitude, their risk of losing their job increases. As compared to public settings, the consciousness of being surveilled by security guards or video
surveillance have lesser impact to a general public since they do not have strong liability for example, people who crosses the street are barely being fined by the police though there are thousands who jaywalked.



Our prediction of impact:

people would question the legitimacy of the surveillance - / doubt block
more freedom of behavior

Sources:

“1800-1849 - September 27, 1825 - World's First Passenger Train.” San Bernardino History & Railroad Museum, http://www.sbdepotmuseum.com/1800-1849/september-27-1825-worlds-first-passenger-train.html#:~:text=On%20September%2027%2C%201825%2C%20Locomotion,the%20Robert%20Stephenson%20and%20Company.

Croy, Ilona, et al. “Effects of Train Noise and Vibration on Human Heart Rate during Sleep: An Experimental Study.” BMJ Open, British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 1 Jan. 2013, https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/3/5/e002655.

Heller, Karen. “Inside America's Dysfunctional Love Affair with the Travel Pillow.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 13 Sept. 2019, https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/we-need-the-travel-pillow-but-we-hate-the-travel-pillow/2019/09/08/b8ff7022-c9be-11e9-be05-f76ac4ec618c_story.html.

“History of Rail Transport.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Sept. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport.

O'Malley, Katie. “The Reason Why You're Likely to Wake up on Public Transport Before You Miss Your Stop.” ELLE, ELLE, 21 Mar. 2018, https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/news/a36942/public-transport-wake-up-commute/.

Pandey, Erica. “The Coronavirus Is Ushering in a New Era of Surveillance at Work.” Axios, 7 July 2020, https://www.axios.com/companies-surveillance-workers-safety-coronavirus-b2394e03-63c3-4dee-a8fe-f5594019d170.html.

“Pillow.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 7 Sept. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillow.

Shell, Ellen Ruppel. “The Employer-Surveillance State.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 16 Oct. 2018,
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/10/employee-surveillance/568159/.

“Sleeping Car.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Sept. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_car.

wikiHow. “How to Sleep on Public Transport While Traveling.” WikiHow, WikiHow, 1 June 2021, https://www.wikihow.com/Sleep-on-Public-Transport-While-Traveling.