عنوان

Under surveillance :

(Number (ISBN

1477312439

(Number (ISBN

9781477312438

Erroneous ISBN

9781477313800

Erroneous ISBN

9781477313817

Country Code

txdocs

Number

Z UA380.8 L588un

Number

Z UA380.8 L588un

Title Proper

Under surveillance :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

being watched in modern America /

First Statement of Responsibility

Randolph Lewis.

Edition Statement

First edition.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Austin :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Texas Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2017.

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2017

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

267 pages ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-261) and index.

Text of Note

Feeling surveillance -- Welcome to the funopticon : the insidious pleasures of ludic surveillance -- Growing up observed : surveillance and childhood -- Watching Walden : surveillance in the wild -- A mighty fortress is our god : selling surveillance in the Bible Belt -- The business of insecurity : inside the new surveillance marketplace.

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"Tackling one of today's most timely issues from a broad, humanistic perspective, this book explores the emotional, ethical, and aesthetic challenges of living under constant surveillance in post-9/11 American society."--Publisher's description.

Text of Note

Never before has so much been known about so many. CCTV cameras, TSA scanners, NSA databases, big data marketers, predator drones, "stop and frisk" tactics, Facebook algorithms, hidden spyware, and even old-fashioned nosy neighbors - surveillance has become so ubiquitous that we take its presence for granted. While many types of surveillance are pitched as ways to make us safer, almost no one has examined the unintended consequences of living under constant scrutiny and how it changes the way we think and feel about the world. In Under Surveillance, Randolph Lewis offers a highly original look at the emotional, ethical, and aesthetic challenges of living with surveillance in America since 9/11. Taking a broad and humanistic approach, Lewis explores the growth of surveillance in surprising places, such as childhood and nature. He traces the rise of businesses designed to provide surveillance and security, including those that cater to the Bible Belt's houses of worship. And he peers into the dark side of playful surveillance, such as eBay's online guide to "Fun with Surveillance Gadgets." A worried but ultimately genial guide to this landscape, Lewis helps us see the hidden costs of living in a "control society" in which surveillance is deemed essential to governance and business alike. Written accessibly for a general audience, Under Surveillance prompts us to think deeply about what Lewis calls "the soft tissue damage" inflicted by the culture of surveillance. -- from dust jacket.

Electronic surveillance-- Social aspects-- United States.

Privacy, Right of-- United States.

Social control-- United States.

Datenspeicherung

Electronic surveillance-- Social aspects.

Neue Medien

Neue Technologie

Privacy, Right of.

Privatsphäre

Social control.

SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Privacy & Surveillance.

Soziale Kontrolle

Überwachung

United States.

USA

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Lewis, Randolph,1966-

Date of Transaction

20200823031059.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

rda

Electronic name

[Book]

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