Project
Residential Surveillance
This project, funded by the National Science Foundation (#0423672), explores the use of modern surveillance technologies in gated communities and low-income public housing. The guiding questions are 1) what meanings do people attribute to surveillance technologies in places of residence?, and 2) how do people come to understand others through the presence of surveillance technologies? While the emphasis of this study is on identifying patterns in experiences of surveillance technologies, secondary attention is being given to the actual design and distribution of surveillance systems in order to determine how they vary across spaces and whether or not perceptions and behaviors vary according to the types of systems present.
Researcher: Torin Monahan
RAs: Jennifer Murray & Michael Coyle
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