- According to the two texts, the military, the criminal justice system, and the workplace have been the greatest contributors to the practice and study of surveillance. I think that the internet has now become its own domain in our lives – especially since these two texts have been published – that is particularly applicable. With the rise of AI, its theft and synthesis of public thought, there are more technologies than ever that can surveil us and our intellectual property without our knowing. I think these new, incredibly prevalent forms of surveillance warrant further study, especially because are now such a central part of the everyday, routine processes of modern life (particularly in the workplace; it’s interesting that the form of surveillance that happens through the technology of the internet is also occurring at one of the most important loci/origins of surveillance).
- I found these texts quite informative, and I think they gave a really good (if brief) introduction to and framework of surveillance studies. Monahan and Wood's descriptions of the emergence of privacy particularly intrigued me, as I didn’t know that class differences and class anxiety were crucial to its emergence (though it makes sense because of its connection to private property, and its reliance on the construction of capitalism). Because of this, I'd be interested to learn more about the field of privacy studies in general.