Academic Catalog

SOC444 SOCIOLOGY OF SURVEILLANCE

Course Code: 2320444
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Sociology
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÇAÐATAY TOPAL
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Overview of surveillance theories from a sociological perspective; surveillance and modernity; surveillance and postmodernity; surveillance in different social contexts; current trends in surveillance; relation of surveillance to globalization, immigration, communication and information technologies; political economy of surveillance.