Everyday surveillance : vigilance and visibility in postmodern life /
Staples, William G.
Everyday Surveillance is a provocative exploration of the myriad ways we are watched each day -- from internet use to public video cameras -- and how this surveillance shapes our lives. The second edition considers new topics, such as the rise of social media, and updates research throughout. This is an ideal text for introducing students to concepts of social control and provoking discussion. -- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-243) and index.
Everyday surveillance -- The scaffold, the penitentiary, and beyond -- The gaze and its compulsions -- Bodily intrusions -- Wired.I.Am: the digital life 2.0 -- The anatomy of visibility.
Everyday Surveillance is a provocative exploration of the myriad ways we are watched each day -- from internet use to public video cameras -- and how this surveillance shapes our lives. The second edition considers new topics, such as the rise of social media, and updates research throughout. This is an ideal text for introducing students to concepts of social control and provoking discussion. -- Provided by publisher.
Social control
Electronic surveillance
Privacy