Has digital surveillance become a cultural product like any other? Does it inform, entertain, criticize, but also promote? Cultural industries have exploited this vein, creating specific representations and expectations. But is this mythology realistic? Is there room for ambivalence and nuance? Has the digital leap forward created a new era? Conflicting perspectives on these issues will be presented.
Has digital surveillance become a cultural product like any other? Does it inform, entertain, criticize, but also promote? Cultural industries have exploited this vein, creating specific representations and expectations. But is this mythology realistic? Is there room for ambivalence and nuance? Has the digital leap forward created a new era? Conflicting perspectives on these issues will be presented.