Liquid Surveillance A Conversation

Informationen zum Autor Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017) was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Leeds, UK. His books have become international bestsellers and have been translated into more than 30 languages. David Lyon is Professor of Sociology at Queen's University, Canada. His previous publications include Identifying Citizens: ID Cards as Surveillance (2009) and Surveillance Studies: An Overview (2007). Klappentext In this book the surveillance analysis of David Lyon meets the liquid modern world so insightfully dissected by Zygmunt Bauman. Dealing with questions of power, technology, and morality, this book is a brilliant analysis of what it means to be watched - and watching - today. Zusammenfassung Today the smallest details of our daily lives are tracked and traced more closely than ever before! and those who are monitored often cooperate willingly with the monitors. From London and New York to New Delhi! Shanghai and Rio de Janeiro! video cameras are a familiar and accepted sight in public places. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and acknowledgements vi Introduction 1 David Lyon 1 Drones and social media 18 2 Liquid surveillance as post- panoptic 52 3 Remoteness, distancing and automation 76 4 In/security and surveillance 100 5 Consumerism, new media and social sorting 121 6 Probing surveillance ethically 132 7 Agency and hope 142 Notes 159 Index 172

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Zygmunt/ Lyon Bauman, Zygmunt Lyon Bauman, Zygmunt Bauman, David Lyon, Z Bauman, Lyon David, Zygmunt (Universities of Leeds and Warsaw) Bauman, David (Queen's University Lyon
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 17.12.2012
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche
• EAN: 9780745662824
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-6282-4
• Numero di pagine: 152
• Serie: Pcvs-Polity Conversations > 16; Conversations
• Categorie: Social Theory; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory; Surveillance