MCOM 310: Media & Surveillance in Contemporary Society

Cross Listed
Credits 3
Attributes
Upper-Level,
Social Sciences

Examining the intersection of recent digital technologies and an intensifying social gaze on individuals, populations, spaces and activities, this seminar focuses on behavior as monitored. The course considers how surveillance practices serve as instruments of social political discipline, market competition, knowledge circulation, risk reduction, social sorting and resource management, as well as fostering new forms of social participation and individual expression.