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ID167542
Title ProperSousveilling the ‘Global War on Terror’
LanguageENG
AuthorKaempf, Sebastian ;  Stahl, Roger
Summary / Abstract (Note)This article theorises what it means to challenge official regimes of surveillance in the War on Terror by further developing the notion of ‘sousveillance’. In particular, we focus on the performative dimension of surveillance by attending to its sites of struggle, particularly where alternative and counter-performances work to disrupt and dislodge official regimes of vision. These potent counter-performances have become important flashpoints for discussion in the ongoing negotiation of security state power since the onset of the War on Terror. The article begins by considering what it means to call surveillance ‘performative’ and how such official performances have had a documented chilling effect on free expression and democratic deliberation. It continues by exploring Steve Mann’s notion of ‘sousveillance’, or the view from below, as a theoretical resource for understanding counter-visual performances that otherwise challenge authoritarian surveillant practices. Finally, the article illustrates these dynamics through a number of sousveillant performances that have provoked new deliberative spaces in the context of the War on Terror.
`In' analytical NoteAustralian Journal of International Affairs Vol. 73, No.4; Aug 2019: p. 337-356
Journal SourceAustralian Journal of International Affairs Vol: 73 No 4
Key WordsSurveillance ;  Performance ;  War on Terror ;  Drone ;  Panopticon ;  Sousveillance


 
 
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