Law, Surveillance and the Humanities

By: Anne Brunon-Ernst and Jelena Gligorijevic and Desmond Manderson

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Synopsis: The growing sophistication of surveillance practices has given rise to concerns and discussions in the public sphere, but has also provided a popular theme in literature, film and the arts. Bringing together contributors across literary studies, law, philosophy, sociology, and politics, this book examines the use, evolution, legitimacy, and implications of surveillance. Drawing on a range of resources including literary texts, chapters explore key issues such as the use and legitimacy of surveillance to address a global health crisis, the role of surveillance in the experience of indigenous peoples in post-colonial societies, how surveillance interacts with gender race, ethnicity, and social class, and the interaction between technology, surveillance, and changing attitudes to expression. It shows how literature contributes innovative ways of thinking about the challenges posed by surveillance, how philosophy and sociology can help to correct biases and law and politics can offer new approaches to the legitimacy, use and implications of surveillance.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 288 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781399505109
Related ISBNs:: 9781399505086, 9781399505116, 9781399505093
Publisher:: Edinburgh University Press
Date of Addition:: 04/17/23
Copyrighted By:: Edinburgh University Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Literature and Fiction, Technology, Social Studies, Language Arts, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Anne Brunon-Ernst
Edited by:: Jelena Gligorijevic
Edited by:: Desmond Manderson
Edited by:: Claire Wrobel