Visibility in social theory and social research /
Andrea Mubi Brighenti.
- Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
- vi, 214 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-211) and index.
Visuality and Visibility Pages 1-36 Visibility and Social Theory Pages 37-70 Media Visibilities Pages 71-90 New Media and Networked Visibilities Pages 91-108 Visibility and the Public Pages 109-127 Urban Visibilities Pages 128-147 Surveillant Visibility Pages 148-166 Visibility and Democracy Pages 167-185 Conclusions Pages 186-188 Back Matter Pages 189-214
What is social visibility? How does it affect people and public issues? How are visibility regimes created, organized and contested? Tackling both social theory and social research, the book is an exploration into how intervisibilities produce crucial sociotechnical and biopolitical effects. Keywords democracy network New Media research social theory