Slide 9 - Surveillance

Question 1

Panopticism

Answer 1

Explores the influence of persistent surveillance on society

Surveillance changes how we move, interact and who we are

Question 2

Disciplinary Power

Answer 2

Constant observation or perceived observation acts as a control mechanism where discipline is internalized leading to inmates becoming socially constructed identities which are considered ‘norms’ of society

Question 3

Docile Bodies

Answer 3

Once discipline is internalized, the inmates conform to these norms automatically

Question 4

Superpanopticonism

Answer 4

A modern form of surveillance and control based on computerized databases

Question 5

Panoptic Sort

Answer 5

A system where our personal information is gathered by companies and shared without our consent

Question 6

Surveillance

Answer 6

Surveillance refers to an activity which enables the nation state or capitalist formations like corporations, to manage a population

Question 7

Social Surveillance

Answer 7

The process by which social technologies let users gather social information about their friends and acquaintances

Leads to self-management and direction on the part of social media users

Question 8

How can social surveillance be distinguished from other types of surveillance?

Answer 8

Power:
Social surveillance assumes a model of power flowing through all social relationships

Hierarchy:
Social surveillance takes place between individuals, rather than between structural entities and individuals

Reciprocity:
People who engage in social surveillance also produce online content that is surveilled by otheres

Question 9

Capillary Power

Answer 9

The flow of power through societies