LIVING IN THE AGE OF CAM ERA: A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF CCTV SURVEILLANCE
Abstract
The article will examine the genealogical development of closed-circuit television surveillance (CCTV). Using the conceptual framework of Clive Norris and Michel Foucault the article will explain the proliferation of CCTV surveillance. The article will further examine the macro and micro-level technological, political, and administrative rationalities for the global spread of CCTV surveillance. Finally, the article will explain the functioning of CCTV surveillance in open and closed spaces.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Crime
Deviance
and Social Control
Global Security and Public Health
Privacy
Security
and Data Protection
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The Social Science Review a Multidisciplinary Journal.
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 18–22
- Publication date
- 10 January 2026