SuperVision An Introduction to the Surveillance Society

Name: SuperVision An Introduction to the Surveillance Society
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ISBN: 9780226924441

ISBN-10: 0226924440

ISBN-13: 9780226924441

Edition: 2012

Authors: John Gilliom, Torin Monahan

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We live in a surveillance society. Anyone who uses a credit card, cell phone, or even search engines to navigate the Web is being monitored and assessed—and often in ways that are imperceptible to us. The first general introduction to the growing field of surveillance studies,SuperVisionuses examples drawn from everyday technologies to show how surveillance is used, who is using it, and how it affects our world. Beginning with a look at the activities and technologies that connect most people to the surveillance matrix, from identification cards to GPS devices in our cars to Facebook, John Gilliom and Torin Monahan invite readers to critically explore surveillance as it relates to…

Book details

List price: $22.50
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/20/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



My Cell, My Self



It s in the Cards



Lives Online



Surveillance in Schools



Watching You Work



Security at Any Cost?


Conclusion


Notes


Further Explorations


Index