The Architecture of Surveillance

Power, Technology, and the Watching World

From the Panopticon to Predictive Policing


Subject Areas: Surveillance Studies . Sociology . Political Science . Science and Technology Studies (STS) . Information Science . Media Studies . Computer Ethics . Public Policy

Level: Undergraduate intermediate to graduate

Prerequisites: No formal prerequisites. Introductory familiarity with social science concepts and digital technology is helpful but not required.


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