surveillance

Question 1

What are the 4 points under surveillance

Answer 1

Foucault
synoptic surveillance
Liquid surveillance
the effect of surveillance

Question 2

explain foucaults view of surveillance

Answer 2

Panopticon is a model of how power operates in society as a whole

if prisoners do not know if they’re being watched but they might be they have to behave at all times - self surveillance

controls society

Question 3

Synoptic surveillance

Answer 3

foucault only tells half the story

panopticon allows the few to monitor the menu and the other media allows the many to see the few

believe in synopticon - everyone watches everyone e.g. dash cams

Question 4

Explain liquid surveillance

Answer 4

todays world surveillance is liquid

HOW:
travellers - passport controls
Consumers - loyalty cards
Social media - exchange personal info

surveillance acts as a big brother - watched but don’t know when so behave

Question 5

Explain the effect of surveillance

Answer 5

People think we are being watched - controls their behaviour

e.g. car park cameras + location finding software in phones

prevent us from committing crime

Todays world is post panoptical - everyone monitoring what we do