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Foucault, M. ‘Discipline and punishment: The birth of the prison’ (1991) Penguin Books, London.
Key writings on Panopticism. Looking at the effects and ways of manipulating the unconscious mind within the structure of The Panopticon.
Main point of reference. ‘Docile bodies’ and ‘Panoticism’ sections most useful. Basic history to apply to modern theories. Available in LCA library.
Use as main point of comparism with modern theories. Shows beginning of a controlling society. How does this compare to modern ways of manipulating the mind?
O’Hara, K and Shadbolt, N. ‘The spy in the coffee machine: The end of privacy as we know it’ (2008) Oneworld Publications, America.
Surveillance and the use of control in a modern society. More up to date then Lyon’s work.
Majority of sections very useful when studying modern effects. Available in LCA library.
Compare with Foucault easily, good connections between topics discussed. What are the main applications within a modern society? How are they utilised to control?
Lyon, D. ‘Surveillance society: Monitoring everyday life’ (2001) Open University press, London.
Surveillance and the use of control in a modern society.
Majority of sections are useful. Available in LCA library.
How is surveillance used to impact everyday life? Why and how does it benefit everyday life?
Lyon, D. ‘Theorizing surveillance: the panopticon and beyond.’ (2006) Willan Publishing, London.
Good reference for comparism. Explains the links between the new and old theories surrounding control and surveillance.
In depth study on surveillance and provides direct links and comparism with the work of Foucault. Available online on e-books or LCA library.
What are the main comparisms made by Lyon between new and old surveillance? How does this compare to the opinions of others?
Marx, G. ‘Surveillance and Society’ (2005) http://web.mit.edu/gtmarx/www/surandsoc. html
Opinion based reference on surveillance and the effects within society.
Online resource.
Compare opinions with crediable sources and old theories of Foucault. What are the differences in opinions?
Lyon,D. ‘Surveillance as social sorting: Privacy, risk and digital discrimination’ (2003) Routledge, London.
Various writers and theories based around modern social control. Talks about bodies of information and data handling.
Social identities and sorting of them. Available in LCA library.
Similar to other sources, backs up other points made around modern surveillance society.
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Wiebel, P; Levin, T and Frohne, U. ‘Ctrl [space]: rhetorics of surveillance from Bentham to big brother’ (2002) The Mit Press, Massachusetts.
Key writings on history of surveillance. Different theories of modern uses to other sources.
Main point of reference. Detailed and in depth theories and reasonings about surveillance through history. Available only as reference LCA library.
Use as main point of comparism, especially with that of Foucault.
Allmer, T. ‘Towards a Critical Theory of Surveillance Studies’ (2011) http://www.sns3. uti.at/wp-content/ uploads/2010/09/ The-Internet-Surveillance-Research-Paper-Series-11-Thomas-Allmer-Toward-a-Critical-Theory-of-Surveillance-Studies.pdf
Clarifies how we use surveillance in society and the economic and social effects of it.
Online reference. Critical reference based and looks at work of other writers such as Lyon. Systematic discussion.
What are the economic effects? How do these relate to everyday life? Compare economic and social affects.
Vaz, P and Bruno, F. ‘Types of SelfSurveillance: from abnormality to individuals ‘at risk’.’ (2003) http://www.surveillance-and-society.org/ articles1(3)/self.pdf
Looks at modern surveillance technology and the understandings of power they influence on society. Analyses subjectivity of theory.
Online reference.
Slightly different angle to compare to. How does surveillance objectify society? What technology does it use to achieve this?
Simon, B. ‘The Return of Panopticism: Supervision, Subjection and the New Surveillance’ (2005) library.queensu.ca/ ojs/index.php/surveillance-and-society/.../3279
Analyses history of surveillance and links to Foucault’s ideas.
Online reference. PDF document. Good links to the work of Foucault. Well researched online source.
Modern surveillance research. Good source of comparism.