[URBANTH-L]CFP: Workshop on Surveillance and Inequality (Tempe,
Arizona)
Angela Jancius
jancius at ohio.edu
Sat Oct 28 13:10:20 EDT 2006
From: Torin Monahan <torin.monahan at asu.edu>
OPEN CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Workshop on Surveillance & Inequality
March 16-18, 2007; Arizona State University; Tempe, Arizona, USA
This workshop will bring together a multi-disciplinary and international
array of scholars studying the social implications of contemporary
surveillance with a particular interest in questions of the public sphere,
equality, civil liberties, privacy, and fairness. Currently, questions
involving the collection of personal data command the attention of
policymakers and the general public, both within the U.S. and beyond.
Surveillance has become a key mechanism employed in both public and private
sectors to contend with the uncertainty raised by threats of terrorism and
other criminal activities. Surveillance is also increasingly important with
respect to issues of commerce, work, and interpersonal relations. With
changes in surveillance technologies and practices, public concerns have
multiplied about potential encroachments upon privacy, civil liberties, and
public spaces. These tensions have not gone unnoticed by social scientists
and humanities scholars studying surveillance, but thus far - especially in
the U.S. - there have been few opportunities to bring researchers together
to discuss the many social issues and inequalities surrounding new
surveillance systems.
We will hold a three-day workshop in March 2007, centered around issues of
social justice with regard to surveillance. The objectives are
to foster interdisciplinary dialogue on contemporary surveillance issues,
to map core areas of surveillance research to locate collaborative
opportunities and existing research gaps, and
to facilitate graduate student training.
Given the diversity of scholarly interest in and approaches to surveillance,
the workshop will be structured around discussion themes that individuals
from any disciplinary background can participate in. The central organizing
question will be "What research projects are needed to better understand and
mitigate inequalities within a surveillance society?"
In order to examine differential experiences of surveillance, the workshop
will be organized around several thematic areas, including
privacy/trust
citizenship/governance
mobility/identity
power/control
fear/danger
equality/fairness
The findings of the workshops will be disseminated by means of a special
issue of the journal Surveillance & Society and possibly as an edited book.
Travel stipends, food, and lodging will be provided for all participants.
Participants will be chosen to provide a balanced representation of both
junior and senior scholars, disciplinary training, and international
perspectives. Graduate students and participants from outside the U.S. are
especially encouraged to apply.
Potential participants should submit:
A 500-750 word abstract that discusses how your current and/or future
research fits with the proposed workshop theme of surveillance and
inequality, and
A two-page curriculum vitae or resume, listing your relevant publications
and experience.
Deadline: December 15, 2006
Submit materials to: workshop at publicsurveillance.com
We will select and notify participants by January 15, 2007. For more
information, please contact Torin Monahan (torin.monahan at asu.edu) or visit
http://www.publicsurveillance.com/workshop.html. This project is supported
by the National Science Foundation under grant #0623122 and by the School of
Justice & Social Inquiry at Arizona State University.
The Workshop Committee
(Torin Monahan, Gary T. Marx, Simon A. Cole, Jill A. Fisher)
Torin Monahan
Assistant Professor
Arizona State University
School of Justice & Social Inquiry
torin.monahan at asu.edu | www.torinmonahan.com
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