XVII International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology
11-17 July 2010
Gothenburg, Sweden
Session 1: Surveillance and Popular Culture
This session will analyze overlaps between popular media representations of surveillance and actual surveillance practices. Attention will be given to the role of media in translating public concerns over new surveillance systems and the influence of media upon the development and deployment of surveillance systems more generally.
Joint Session of RC14 Sociology of Communication, Knowledge and Culture and RC23 Sociology of Science and Technology. Organizer: Torin Monahan, Vanderbilt University, USA, torin.monahan@vanderbit.edu.
Session 2: Local Manifestations of Global Surveillance
This session will explore cultural and regional differences in what might be considered to be global surveillance practices. Particular attention will be given to the development of public-private partnerships and the ongoing privatization of surveillance and security.
Joint Session of RC21 Regional and Urban Development and RC23 Sociology of Science and Technology. Organizers: David Lyon, Queen’s University, Canada, lyond@queensu.ca and Murli M. Sinha, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA, msinha@rochester.rr.com.
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: 1 December 2009
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: 4 May 2010
SUBMISSION PROCESS: Send a paper title and 250-word abstracts to Torin Monahan and David Lyon by 1 December 2009.
For more information on the ISA event: http://www.isa-sociology.org/congress2010/index.htm
The Surveillance Studies Centre
c/o David Murakami Wood
Department of Criminology
University of Ottawa
Canada