Pre-empting Dissent: The Politics of an Inevitable Future: 5 (Semaphore)

Elmer, Greg

ISBN 10: 1894037340 / ISBN 13: 9781894037341

Verlag: Arbeiter Ring Publishing,U.S., 2008

2008. paperback. . . . . . Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9781894037341

Inhaltsangabe:

The Bush administration's "War on Terror" ushered in a new logic of surveillance, suppressing public dissent and mobilizing both "faith" and "fear." Elmer and Opel reveal the underlying logic of preemption whereby threats must be eliminated before they materialize, drawing on social theories and media analyses to assess the wider impact of this new era of security and political order. They track three emerging strategies: zoning or incarceration of protesters, expansion of human surveillance techniques by police and law enforcement agencies, and deployment of "stealth" forms of crowd control. Addressing the logic of preemption, Elmer and Opel lay the groundwork for more effective resistance.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Greg Elmer is Bell Globemedia Research Chair and Director of the Infoscape research lab, Ryerson University, Toronto. He also teaches in the graduate programme in Communication and Culture, York & Ryerson Universities and the School of Radio, TV Arts. Andy Opel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Florida State University, teaching documentary video production and critical media studies. His research interests include environmental communication, alternative media and the emerging media, and the democracy movement.

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Titel: Pre-empting Dissent: The Politics of an ...
Verlag: Arbeiter Ring Publishing,U.S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: New