understanding surveillance and making a difference Kaufmann, Mareile creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. enk 2023 2023 monographic eng 1 online resource (viii, 178 pages) : illustrations Information matters to us. Whether recorded, recoded or unregistered - information co-shapes our present and our becoming. This book advances new views on information and surveillance practices. Starting with a methodology for studying the liveliness of information, Kaufmann provides four empirical examples of making information matter: association, conversion, secrecy and speculation. In so doing, she presents an original and comprehensive argument about the materiality of information and invites us to investigate, and to reflect about what matters. This is a go-to text for scholars and professionals working in the fields of surveillance, data studies and the digitization of specific societal sectors. Front Matter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Understanding Making Information Matter Together -- Studying Materializations: A Methodology of Life Cycles -- Interlude: Four Practices of Making Information Matter -- Association -- Conversion -- Secrecy -- Speculation -- The Ethics of Making Information Matter -- Notes -- List of Artworks Cited -- References -- Index Mareile Kaufmann. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic surveillance SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies TK7882.E2 K38 2023 KAUFMANN, MAREILE. [S.l.] : BRISTOL UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2023 1529233607 9781529233605 22573/cats4922020 JSTOR https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3699269 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3699269 EBZ 230725 20251029164109.0 on1391109581 eng