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.