What is the function of the hacker in Deleuze's society of control? Is the hacker a form of resistance, or does the hacker have another function? This question will be the guideline in this thesis, which uses the theoretical texts of Foucault, Deleuze, and Galloway to create a theoretical framework through which the hacker types of the manifestos of Anonymous, The Invisible Committee, and McKenzie Wark's A Hacker's Manifesto will be analyzed in the television series Mr. Robot, and the video games Watch Dogs and Watch Dogs 2. In the conclusion, the hacker is seen as a persona that has a different position, because of his knowledge of protocol, yet resisting the power while working in this protocol remains difficult.
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