Date of Award
2018
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology
Keywords
Consciousness; Mobile Technology; Privacy; Security; Sociology of Law; Surveillance
Supervisor
Lippert, Randy
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
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Abstract
This thesis explores subjective understandings of mobile technology surveillance, as it seeks to answer an overarching research question: how is surveillance from mobile technologies understood by those who are surveilled? Using Ewick and Silbey’s (1998) socio-legal conception of legal consciousness, this thesis constructs a similar concept within surveillance studies called surveillance consciousness. Surveillance consciousness of drones and Stingrays is explored through comments below the line (see Graham & Wright, 2015) and social media discourse in the post-Snowden era. The findings of this thesis expound on the complexities of subjective understandings of mobile technology surveillance. Such complexities contribute to surveillance studies by addressing whether current theoretical models can be sufficiently used to analyze the current surveillance society. Finally, this thesis shows how two sub-disciplines, surveillance and socio-legal studies, benefit from greater dialogue and cross-fertilization.
Recommended Citation
Zaia, Mathew, "Surveillance consciousness: Examining subjective understandings of mobile technology surveillance" (2018). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 7411.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/7411