Title: Forensic rhetorics and satellite surveillance : the visualization of war crimes and human rights violations /
Authors: Hasian, Marouf Arif,
Year: 2016
Subjects: Space surveillance History.; War crimes History.; Human rights monitoring History.; Human rights monitoring Technological innovations.; Space surveillance Moral and ethical aspects.
Abstract: "Forensic Rhetorics, Satellite Surveillance, and the Visualization of War Crimes and Human Rights Violations uses critical forensic perspectives in order to assess the strengths and weaknesses of governmental, NGO, and celebrity usage of satellite surveillance systems. The author contends that while many defenders of this use of satellite imagery often argue that these images speak for themselves, they are in fact contested objects that are contextualized and recontextualized in salient foreign policy controversies."--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Satellite imaging, humanitarian dreams, and the 21st century pursuit of forensic truths -- Visualizing Srebrenica, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and the growing acceptance of satellite evidence -- Satellite imagery and the visual/virtual Israeli occupation of the Gaza -- George Clooney, surveillance of Sudanese borders, and the Sentinel Project -- The drone wars over Pakistan and the aerial "manhunts" for Taliban and Al Qaeda enemies -- EUROSUR surveillance, Mediterranean "search and rescue," and the visualization of Europe's "migrant crisis" -- Conclusion: The constitutive power of satellite surveillance and the crafting of securitized and militarized dispositifs.