Rhythm and Vigilance: Ethnographies of Surveillance and Time

· · ·
· Policy Press
Ebook
240
Pages
Eligible
This book will become available on May 29, 2025. You will not be charged until it is released.

About this ebook

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

Studies of surveillance have emphasised how technology is used to control space. This innovative collection examines how new monitoring technologies are also affecting the experience of time.

Drawing on Henri Lefebvre’s concept of rhythm, the book brings together ethnographic research from Europe, China and the US, to show how digital monitoring is transforming spatio-temporal relations across the Global North.

As digital technologies continue to reshape the rhythms of life, this book makes a valuable contribution to both anthropology and surveillance studies.

About the author

Vita Peacock is Research Associate at King’s College London and Principal Investigator on the Surveillance and Moral Community project, funded by the European Research Council.

Mikkel Kenni Bruun is Postdoctoral Researcher at King’s College London.

Claire Dungey is Postdoctoral Researcher at King’s College London.

Matan Shapiro is Postdoctoral Researcher at King’s College London.

Reading information

Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.