Comments on: Embedding control in society: the end of freedom http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/07/09/embedding-control-in-society-the-end-of-freedom/ Design and human behaviour Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:34:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Dr. Bruce L. Thiessen http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/07/09/embedding-control-in-society-the-end-of-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-1813 Dr. Bruce L. Thiessen Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:43:34 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=88#comment-1813 The idea of freedom is a fascinating one, especially when examined from an existential point of view. As a university instructor, I spend alot of time addressing this issue with my students, especially during the course of my History and Systems of Psychology course. I've always often used prison as a metaphor in addressing the concept of freedom, and that of control. While working as a psychologist at a prison in Northern California one day I pondered the role of music in "freeing" inmates from their psychological demons. The next day, instead of lecturing inmates on depression and suicide, I smuggled in a guitar and sang them Johnny Cash songs like this one: Cry, Cry, Cry Dr. BLT cover of Johnny Cash Song http://www.drblt.net/music/crycrycry.mp3 I was amazed to witness how the music seemed to lift their spirits and the how the lyrics seemed to allow them an avenue for varcarious identification. This experiment led me to write and record this song: JC Therapy words and music by Dr. Bruce L. Thiessen, aka Dr. BLT (c)2006 http://www.drblt.net/music/JcTherapy.mp3 Great article, by the way! The idea of freedom is a fascinating one, especially when examined from an existential point of view. As a university instructor, I spend alot of time addressing this issue with my students, especially during the course of my History and Systems of Psychology course.

I’ve always often used prison as a metaphor in addressing the concept of freedom, and that of control. While working as a psychologist at a prison in Northern California one day I pondered the role of music in “freeing” inmates from their psychological demons. The next day, instead of lecturing inmates on depression and suicide, I smuggled in a guitar and sang them Johnny Cash songs like this one:

Cry, Cry, Cry
Dr. BLT cover of Johnny Cash Song
http://www.drblt.net/music/crycrycry.mp3

I was amazed to witness how the music seemed to lift their spirits and the how the lyrics seemed to allow them an avenue for varcarious identification. This experiment led me to write and record this song:

JC Therapy
words and music by Dr. Bruce L. Thiessen, aka Dr. BLT (c)2006
http://www.drblt.net/music/JcTherapy.mp3

Great article, by the way!

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