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TAXIS and GPS SURVEILLANCE
Laurie Taylor talks to Sociologist Beverley Geesin about her research in Philadelphia, a city where, in a unique trial all taxis are compelled to have satellite navigation. The state authorities call it a 鈥榯echnology enhancement project鈥� promising greater efficiency for passengers. But what about the social impact upon taxicab drivers themselves, as the satellite system constantly monitors their whereabouts.聽 Is this a case of workplace surveillance going to far?聽 Philadelphia taxicab drivers seem to think so and a new phenomenon of聽鈥榬esistance to workplace surveillance鈥� is now emerging.

DANCERS鈥� BODIES
鈥淏allet dancers, their bodies and suffering for their art鈥�.聽 Professor Anna Aalten is author of an article entitled Listening to the dancer鈥檚 body and she debates with the ballet dancer Deborah Bull whether the motto No Gain Without Pain has problematic associations in the world of pirouettes. Does the ballet world encourage a dangerous attitude towards physical pain, or does pain help the dancers attune themselves to the limits of their bodies?