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The surveillant assemblage.

K D Haggerty1, R V Ericson

  • 1Department of Sociology, University of Alberta.

The British Journal of Sociology
|January 5, 2001
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Surveillance evolves beyond

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Area of Science:

  • Sociology and Critical Theory
  • Information Science and Technology

Background:

  • Traditional surveillance metaphors like Orwell's 'Big Brother' and Foucault's 'panopticon' offer limited perspectives on contemporary surveillance.
  • These metaphors fail to capture the convergence of discrete surveillance systems and their new operational dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the convergence of surveillance systems using the theoretical framework of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari.
  • To introduce and define the concept of the 'surveillant assemblage' as a new model for understanding modern surveillance.

Main Methods:

  • Application of Deleuze and Guattari's philosophical concepts to analyze surveillance mechanisms.
  • Conceptual analysis of how discrete surveillance systems merge into a unified 'surveillant assemblage'.

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  • Examination of the abstraction and reassembly of human data into 'data doubles'.

    • Main Results:

    • Identified a 'surveillant assemblage' resulting from the convergence of disparate surveillance technologies.
    • Demonstrated that this assemblage deterritorializes individuals, transforming them into virtual 'data doubles'.
    • Highlighted the transformation of surveillance purposes, hierarchies, and the very concept of privacy.

    Conclusions:

    • The 'surveillant assemblage' represents a significant shift from traditional surveillance models.
    • This new model fundamentally alters how individuals are monitored, their data is processed, and privacy is understood.
    • Further research is needed to explore the societal implications of these evolving surveillance structures.