{"product_id":"surveillance-and-film-j-macgregor-wise-9781628924848","title":"Surveillance and Film","description":"Surveillance is a common feature of everyday life. But how are we to make sense of or understand what surveillance is, how we should feel about it, and what, if anything, can we do? \u003ci\u003eSurveillance and Film\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging and accessible book that maps out important themes in how popular culture imagines surveillance by examining key feature films that prominently address the subject. Drawing on dozens of examples from around the world, J. Macgregor Wise analyzes films that focus on those who watch (like \u003ci\u003eRear Window\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeeping Tom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDisturbia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGigante\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Others\u003c\/i\u003e), films that focus on those who are watched (like \u003ci\u003eThe Conversation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCaché\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEd TV\u003c\/i\u003e), films that feature surveillance societies (like \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTHX 1138\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eV for Vendetta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Truman Show\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMinority Report\u003c\/i\u003e), surveillance procedural films (from \u003ci\u003eThe Naked City\u003c\/i\u003e, to Hong Kong's \u003ci\u003eEye in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, The \u003ci\u003eInfernal Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e Trilogy, and the \u003ci\u003eOverheard\u003c\/i\u003e Trilogy of films), and films that interrogate the aesthetics of the surveillance image itself (like \u003ci\u003eSliver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDer Riese\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLook\u003c\/i\u003e). Wise uses these films to describe key models of understanding surveillance (like Big Brother, Panopticism, or the Control Society) as well as to raise issues of voyeurism, trust, ethics, technology, visibility, identity, privacy, and control that are essential elements of today's culture of surveillance. The text features questions for further discussion as well as lists of additional films that engage these topics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. MacGregor Wise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628924845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628924848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"J. MacGregor Wise","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425347715327,"sku":"9781628924848","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dd29cef0-c0a7-466c-be0d-70df274f0ca9.jpg?v=1761538607","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/surveillance-and-film-j-macgregor-wise-9781628924848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}