http://www.englweb.umd.edu/englfac/KChuh/Haggerty%20Kevin%20and%20Ericson%20Richard%20The%20SurveillantAssemblage.pdf
Hey guys,
I'm just working on my essay and found this really interesting essay on surveillance from another persepctive. It takes Foucault's position into consideration but works a different angle on surveillance connecting the development of technology and the loss of anonymity. The essay discusses how we have gone from an almost invisible system of surveillance to a 'surveillance assemblage' 'This assemblage operates by abstracting human bodies from their territorial settings and seperating them into a series of discrete flows. These flows are then reassembled into distinct 'data doubles' which can be scrutinized and targeted for intervention.' (Haggerty, K.D., R.V. Ericson. 2000. The surveillant assemblage. British Journal of Sociology 51 (4) : p. 606 )
I hope this helps you with your essays!
See you tomorrow at 2 pm
Becci
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