Following years of speculation about the potential economic value of mineral deposits in northeastern Minnesota, the first full-scale attempts to exploit that potential began in 1882. That year, the Minnesota Iron Company (MIC) imported dozens of miners to start extracting iron ore from the Soudan Mine on the south shore of Lake Vermilion. They concurrently imported hundreds of men to Agate Bay on the north shore of Lake Superior, approximately 70 miles south of the mine. The MIC selected Agate Bay as the spot for their ore shipping port and they needed men to start the simultaneous construction of an ore dock in the harbor and a railroad north from the harbor to the mine. Immediately after choosing Agate Bay as the spot for their shipping port location, the MIC bought up all the land along the north and west sides of Agate Bay except for a four-acre parcel that owner Thomas Sexton refused to sell. As the MIC-controlled community of Two Harbors developed around it, Sexton's parcel, which he platted as the community of Agate Bay, remained outside of company control. It quickly developed a reputation as a sea of iniquity that eventually became known as "Hell's Four Acres," which included a particularly notorious section called Whiskey Row. Sexton's platted community of Agate Bay existed for just a few years before the iron company acquired it early in 1886. At that point the company removed or demolished all of the remaining structures and covered much of what had been the settlement of Agate Bay with a coal storage platform. This project examines the town site of Agate Bay by looking at the documentary information in the historical record as well as the material culture remains recovered during archaeological excavations. Agate Bay is examined in terms of its position in a world economy (World Systems Theory) with consideration of the potential impacts of industrial capitalism.

nÃo hà / A presente pesquisa se propÃs a dois objetivos principais: 1) Um geral, que serà expor o conceito de subjetividade maquÃnica de Felix Guattari; 2) e um outro, mais especÃfico, que pretende analisar as contribuiÃÃes deste conceito para uma compreensÃo mais social e ampla da subjetividade, levando em consideraÃÃo a heterogeneidade nÃo-humana, maquÃnica, desta produÃÃo, fato este que se evidencia fortemente no capitalismo pÃs-industrial. Mostramos como a produÃÃo de subjetividade à a indÃstria de base deste pe-rÃodo e os pontos de ruptura possÃveis encontrados por Guattari, proporcionados pelos avanÃos tecnolÃgicos e as formas de organizaÃÃo social caracterÃsticos deste perÃodo. Frente à massificaÃÃo e homogeneizaÃÃo da produÃÃo de subjetividade, a teoria guatta-riana propÃe uma produÃÃo singularizante e autÃnoma, a partir de um paradigma Ãtico-estÃtico, baseada em seu conceito de ecosofia, o qual propÃe uma articulaÃÃo Ãtico-polÃtica da subjetividade, do social e do ambiental. A subjetividade à maquÃnica, ou seja, à produzida no socius atravÃs de elementos heterogÃneos como as relaÃÃes sociais, as mÃquinas tecnolÃgicas, as mÃquinas incorporais, o Ãmbito estÃtico, a economia, a polÃtica etc. AtravÃs dos conceitos de micropolÃtica, autopoiese e pÃs-mÃdia vimos as indicaÃÃes de como à possÃvel uma produÃÃo de subjetividade mais autÃnoma e singular. / This work intents to address two main themes:1) At large, we aim to explain the concept of âmachinic subjectivityâ coined by Felix Guattari; 2) In a more specific way we tried to analyse the contributions that this concept brings to the understanding of the subjectivity in a more social and wide way considering the heterogeneity not-human, machinic of this production, fact that is strongly noted on the postindustrial capitalism. We have demonstrated that the production of subjectivity is the base industry of this period e the breaking possible points found by Guattari that have been possible by the technological advancements and the forms of social organization of this period. Before the massification and homogenization of subjectivity production the guattarian theory propose a singular and autonomy production from a ethic-esthetic paradigm based on his concept of ecosophy that propose an articulation ethic-politic of subjectivity, social and environment. The subjectivity is machinic it means that it is a production from socius through heterogenic elements such as social relations, technological and invisible machines, aesthetic field, the economy, the politics etc. Through the concepts of micro-politics, autopoiesis and post-media we saw how a production of subjectivity can be more close to autonomy and singularity

SOUZA , David Britto de. A subjetividade maquínica em Guattari. 2008. 125 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Psicologia) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Psicologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Fortaleza-CE, 2008. / Submitted by moises gomes (celtinha_malvado@hotmail.com) on 2012-01-05T13:38:19Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2008_dis_DBDSouza.PDF: 763408 bytes, checksum: 5d1a290d8b9c1d542e979981a0087f03 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Josineide Góis(josineide@ufc.br) on 2012-03-08T13:30:51Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2008_dis_DBDSouza.PDF: 763408 bytes, checksum: 5d1a290d8b9c1d542e979981a0087f03 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2012-03-08T13:30:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2008_dis_DBDSouza.PDF: 763408 bytes, checksum: 5d1a290d8b9c1d542e979981a0087f03 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-09-30 / This work intents to address two main themes:1) At large, we aim to explain the concept of ‘machinic subjectivity’ coined by Felix Guattari; 2) In a more specific way we tried to analyse the contributions that this concept brings to the understanding of the subjectivity in a more social and wide way considering the heterogeneity not-human, machinic of this production, fact that is strongly noted on the postindustrial capitalism. We have demonstrated that the production of subjectivity is the base industry of this period e the breaking possible points found by Guattari that have been possible by the technological advancements and the forms of social organization of this period. Before the massification and homogenization of subjectivity production the guattarian theory propose a singular and autonomy production from a ethic-esthetic paradigm based on his concept of ecosophy that propose an articulation ethic-politic of subjectivity, social and environment. The subjectivity is machinic it means that it is a production from socius through heterogenic elements such as social relations, technological and invisible machines, aesthetic field, the economy, the politics etc. Through the concepts of micro-politics, autopoiesis and post-media we saw how a production of subjectivity can be more close to autonomy and singularity / A presente pesquisa se propôs a dois objetivos principais: 1) Um geral, que será expor o conceito de subjetividade maquínica de Felix Guattari; 2) e um outro, mais específico, que pretende analisar as contribuições deste conceito para uma compreensão mais social e ampla da subjetividade, levando em consideração a heterogeneidade não-humana, maquínica, desta produção, fato este que se evidencia fortemente no capitalismo pós-industrial. Mostramos como a produção de subjetividade é a indústria de base deste pe-ríodo e os pontos de ruptura possíveis encontrados por Guattari, proporcionados pelos avanços tecnológicos e as formas de organização social característicos deste período. Frente à massificação e homogeneização da produção de subjetividade, a teoria guatta-riana propõe uma produção singularizante e autônoma, a partir de um paradigma ético-estético, baseada em seu conceito de ecosofia, o qual propõe uma articulação ético-política da subjetividade, do social e do ambiental. A subjetividade é maquínica, ou seja, é produzida no socius através de elementos heterogêneos como as relações sociais, as máquinas tecnológicas, as máquinas incorporais, o âmbito estético, a economia, a política etc. Através dos conceitos de micropolítica, autopoiese e pós-mídia vimos as indicações de como é possível uma produção de subjetividade mais autônoma e singular.

Cette thèse vise à éclairer le rôle économique de la science et de la technologie dans le cadre du capitalisme. À cette fin, elle s’enracine d’abord dans une discussion des thèses développées à ce sujet par Karl Marx à l’égard du capitalisme industriel qu’il avait sous les yeux. En tenant compte de la transition du capitalisme industriel au capitalisme avancé, elle s’intéresse ensuite au rôle que joue la production scientifique et technologique dans le contexte spécifique du capitalisme avancé. Prenant le contrepied de la théorie de l’« économie immatérielle » développée par Michael Hardt et Antonio Negri, l’objectif de cette thèse est double. Elle vise, d’une part, à mettre au jour et reconstruire la façon dont Marx problématise le rapport de la science et de la technologie à la dynamique économique de son époque et, de l’autre, à éclairer les modalités et les enjeux liés à l’intégration de la production scientifique et technologique au sein de la dynamique économique contemporaine. / This dissertation aims to clarify the economic role of science and technology within capitalism. To this end, it is first rooted in a discussion of the ideas elaborated by Karl Marx on this topic in respect with the industrial capitalism that was unfolding before him. Taking into account the transition from industrial to advanced capitalism, this dissertation then seeks to question the economic role of scientific and technological production into the specific context of advanced capitalism. Supporting an opposing view to the theory of “immaterial economy”, as developed by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, this dissertation has a twofold objective. On the one hand, it aims to uncover and reconstruct the way Marx problematizes the relationship of science and technology to the economical dynamics of his time and, on the other hand, to clarify the issues relating to the integration of scientific and technological production into contemporary economical dynamics.

Regulation of admission to the United States for technology workers from foreign countries has been a difficult issue, especially during periods of intense development. Following the dot.com bubble, the Google Corporation continued to argue in favor of higher limits under the Immigration and Nationality Act exception referred to as "H-1B" for the section of the law where it appears. H-1B authorized temporary admission for highly skilled labor in specialty occupations. Congressional testimony by Laszlo Bock, Google Vice President for People Operations, provided the most succinct statement of Google's concerns based on maintaining a competitive and diverse workforce. Diversity has been a rhetorical priority for Google, yet diversity did not affect the argument in a substantial and realistic way. Likewise, emphasis on geographically situated competitive capability suggests a limited commitment to the global communities invoked by information technology. The history of American industry produced corporations determined to control and exploit every detail of their affairs. In the process, industrial corporations used immigration as a labor resource. Google portrayed itself, and Google has been portrayed by media from the outside, as representative of new information technology culture, an information community of diverse, inclusive, and democratically transparent technology in the sense of universal availability and benefit with a deliberate concern for avoiding evil. However, emphasis by Google on American supremacy combined with a kind of half-hearted rhetorical advocacy for principles of diversity suggest an inconsistent approach to the argument about H-1B. The Google argument for manageable resources connected to corporate priorities of Industrial Modernity, a habit of control, more than to democratic communities of technology. In this outcome, there are concerns for information technology and the Industry of Knowledge Work. By considering the treatment of immigration as a sign of management attitude, I look at questions posed by Jean Baudrillard, Daniel Headrick, Alan Liu, and others about whether information technology as an industry and as communities of common interests has achieved any democratically universal "ethical progress" beyond the preceding system of industrial commerce that demands the absolute power to exploit resources, including human resources. Does Google's performance confirm skeptical questions, or did Google actually achieve something more socially responsible? In the rhetoric of immigration history and the rhetoric of Google as technology, this study finds connections to a recycled corporate-management version of Industrial Modernity that constrains the diffusion of technology.

<p>This project argues that industrial fires have the capacity to illuminate the complex entanglements (political, ecological, economic, etc.) of life in the era of industrial capitalism. It retells and reframes the stories of five such fires, each off which shines a light on the networks of social, political, technological, economic, and ecological relationships in particular communities at particular moments. It thus contributes to the interdisciplinary fields of American Studies and the environmental humanities, furthering our understanding of the unfolding experience of industrial capitalism in the twentieth and twenty-first century United States. It takes the form of a public humanities project and is produced for a popular audience, using journalistic, literary, historical, and other techniques to tell the stories of these fires. In doing so, I also hope to contribute to the expansion of public humanities scholarship and help foster a thriving and creative future for the humanities both in academia and beyond.</p>