David lyon surveillance studies an overview of the book

Current book writing projects include surveillance. Part one theorizing surveillance and visibility consists of four articles, that are devoted to basic questions and themes emerging in surveillance studies over the past years. The opening sentence of david lyons surveillance studies. Jul 30, 2007 in this overview, david lyon, one of the pioneers of surveillance studies, fuses with aplomb classical debates and contemporary examples to provide the most accessible and uptodate introduction to surveillance available. Marx, a central figure in the rapidly expanding field of surveillance studies, argues that surveillance itself is neither good nor bad, but that context and comportment make. David lyon has 127 books on goodreads with 2577 ratings. In this overview, david lyon, one of the pioneers of surveillance studies, fuses with aplomb classical debates and contemporary examples to provide the most accessible and uptodate introduction to surveillance available. Coedited collections include the handbook of surveillance studies with kirstie ball and kevin haggerty.

David lyon is director of the surveillance studies centre and professor of sociology and professor of law at queens university, kingston, ontario. Routledge handbook of surveillance studies 1st edition. Surveillance, trust and democracy professor david lyon. In the twentyfirst century, surveillance has expanded and intensified into a very complex global phenomenon, involving major corporate activity as well as policing and national security. David lyon speaks on contemporary surveillance youtube. He is the author of a recent book sanctuary, sovereignty, sacrifice, ubc press, 2006 on illegal. Youll still be able to search, browse and read our articles, but you wont be able to register, edit your account, purchase content, or activate tokens or eprints during that period. Surveillance practices, often suspicious or clandestine, contrast with trusting relationships. He is currently conducting a major sshrcfunded study on urban governance, security, and surveillance in several canadian cities.

Elia zureik is also professor of sociology at queens university, canada, and coedited with dianne hartling the social context of the new information and communication. In this overview, david lyon, one of the pioneers of surveillance studies, fuses with aplomb classical debates and contemporary examples to provide the most accessible and up to date introduction to surveillance available. Surveillance studies a reader edited by torin monahan and david murakami wood. This book represents an overview of the field, but is nevertheless original and insightful in. His writing is exceptionally clear and graceful, his scholarship is impeccable, and his judgment is fair and wise. Surveillance, power and everyday life david lyon a chapter for the oxford handbook of information and communication technologies abstract surveillance has become a crucial component of all environments informed or enabled by icts. David lyon is director, surveillance studies centre, queens research chair in surveillance studies, professor of sociology and professor of law at queens university, kingston, ontario. If you have access to a journal via a society or association membership, please browse to your society journal, select an article to view, and follow the instructions in this box. A report on the surveillance society for the information commissioner by the surveillance studies network.

The book takes in surveillance studies in all its breadth, from local facetoface oversight through technical developments in cctv, rfid and biometrics to global trends that integrate surveillance systems internationally. Corporate surveillance is seen both in datagathering. While he is best known for his work in surveillance studies, david lyon s research and writing span several other areas as well. Mar 27, 2008 in this overview, david lyon, one of the pioneers of surveillance studies, fuses with aplomb classical debates and contemporary examples to provide the most accessible and uptodate introduction to surveillance available. From big brother to electronic panopticon david lyon this is the text of chapter four of david lyons the electronic eye. This book investigates how surveillance makes people visible. The handbooks direct, authoritative style will appeal to a wide range of scholars and students in the social sciences, arts and humanities. David lyon provides a chilling and comprehensive account of the surveillance response to 911 by nationstates and corporations. David lyon surveillance cultures, september 2011 youtube. Informative and well organized, this collection offers a timely discussion of issues that will become even more important in the future, as computerization and new technologies take over more and more domains of life and threaten individual privacy and autonomy. In this overview, david lyon, one of the pioneers of surveillance studies, fuses with aplomb classical debates and contemporary examples to. David lyon is professor of sociology at queens university, canada. He is the author of a recent book sanctuary, sovereignty, sacrifice, ubc press, 2006 on illegal sanctuary practices.

Monitoring everyday life critically examines the nature and potential of monitoring technologies serving governmental and corporate interests. The routledge handbook of surveillance studies is an international, accessible, definitive and comprehensive overview of the rapidly growing multidisciplinary field of surveillance studies. Educated at the university of bradford in the uk, lyon has been studying surveillance since the mid1980s. Offers original selections of key historical and theoretical texts and samples of the best empirical research done on surveillance. The handbook s direct, authoritative style will appeal to a wide range of scholars and students in the social sciences, arts and humanities. Jun 04, 2007 in this overview, david lyon, one of the pioneers of surveillance studies, fuses with aplomb classical debates and contemporary examples to provide the most accessible and uptodate introduction to surveillance available. An overview, cited above, states this with definitional clarity, and the three parts of his synoptic account viewpoints, vision and visibility underscore the significance of vision and visibility to surveillance scholars. David lyon is a fellow of the royal society of canada who serves as director of the surveillance studies centre and professor of sociology and of law at queens university ontario. Security requirements have been raised to a high level in nationstates around the world following the 911 attacks. The book takes in surveillance studies in all its breadth, from local facetoface oversight through technical developments in closedcircuit tv, radio frequency identification and biometrics to global trends that integrate surveillance systems internationally.

From big brother to electronic panopticon david lyon this is the text of chapter four of david lyon s the electronic eye. A very short introduction and another on surveillance critique, the eye of god. The resulting increase in routine surveillance of citizens, and especially of tr. Surveillance after snowden was written by david levy, director of the surveillance studies centre at queens university, in kingston, ontario, canada, ostensibly to place the 20 nsa revelations by leaker edward snowden in some kind of context. The resulting increase in routine surveillance of citizens, and especially of travelers, raises questions of sociological interest regarding the intensified means of technologydependent governance common to many countries. It is used here with the permission of the author and the publisher. Canadian sociologist david lyon argues that we are complicit in much of our recent loss of privacy, but that makes it no less sinister. Bis3400 social, professional and ethical issues in information systems hendon, dubai, mauritius, malta. Surveillance grows constantly, especially in the countries of the global north. David lyon the study of surveillance is more relevant than ever before. The information society by david lyon overdrive rakuten. In this overview, david lyon, one of the pioneers of surveillance studies, fuses with aplomb. David lyon directs the surveillance studies centre, is a professor of sociology, holds a queens research chair and is crossappointed as a professor in the faculty of law at queens university in kingston, ontario. Mar 31, 2017 david lyon provides a chilling and comprehensive account of the surveillance response to 911 by nationstates and corporations.

In the electronic eye, david lyon looks into our mediated way of life, where every transaction and phone call, bordercrossing, vote, and application registers in some computer, to show how electronic surveillance influences social order in our day. Although as a set of practices it is as old as history itself, systematic surveillance became a routine and inescapable part of everyday life in modern times and is now, more often than not, dependent on information and communication technologies icts. Lippert is an associate professor of criminology at the university of windsor. From 20082010 he held a killam research fellowship from the canada council. The book takes in surveillance studies in all its breadth, from local facetoface oversight through technical developments. Feb 01, 2001 canadian sociologist david lyon argues that we are complicit in much of our recent loss of privacy, but that makes it no less sinister. His most recent books include identifying citizens. The fast growth of the field of surveillance studies reflects both the urgency of civil liberties and privacy questions in the war on.

Professor of sociology and law at queens university in kingston, ontario where he holds a research chair in surveillance studies, david lyons work on surveillance is internationally known. We ask david about technology, ethical questions and his views on the snowden affair. Equally, almost all surveillance practices in technologically. David lyon is queens research chair in surveillance studies at queens university, canada and is. David lyon on the rise of the surveillance state about us. Id cards as surveillance polity 2009, playing the identity card coedited with colin j. Currently, lyon is working towards a book entitled surveillance. The study of surveillance is more relevant than ever before. Available in the national library of australia collection. Of course, i am willing to answer your questions but i shall also add my critical voice.

David lyon is a professor of sociology at queens university. The book takes in surveillance studies in all its breadth, from local. The book takes in surveillance studies in all its breadth, from local facetoface oversight through technical developments in closedcircuit tv, radio frequency identification and biometrics to. The book takes in surveillance studies in all its breadth, from local facetoface oversight through technical. David lyon is director of the surveillance studies centre and professor of sociology at queens university. Surveillance, power and everyday life springerlink.

Understanding surveillance society as a product of modernity helps us avoid two key traps. David lyon on the rise of the surveillance state about. Book authors david lyon date 2007 publisher polity press pub place cambridge isbn 9780745635910, 9780745635927. You may wish to suggest ways in which your own work might be informed by or will go beyond the book. Data analytics and ai have become commonplace in each form. Sep 30, 2011 david lyon, surveillance studies centre, queens university. Access to society journal content varies across our titles. Our personal and public lives are increasingly on display for governments, merchants, employers, hackersand the merely curiousto see. Routledge handbook of surveillance studies bookshare. David lyon, surveillance studies centre, queens university. This is the most accessible and up to date introduction to the topic available. He has been extensively involved in debates around issues of national and international surveillance practices, policies, and ethics.