In this book, the authors bring together extracts from some of the most influential readings on surveillance studies. Using Foucault's extract from 'Discipline and Punish' which refers to Bentham's writing on panopticans, the reader selects texts from sociology, media studies, social psychology and criminology.About the Author: Sean Hier is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He is the editor of "Contemporary Social Thought: Themes and Theories" (2005) and "Race and Racism in 21st Century Canada" (2007), and "Identity and Belonging: Rethinking Race and Ethnicity in Canadian Society" (2006). Josh Greenberg is Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University, Canada.