Surveillance Vs Pop Culture

In the same vein as people expect a reasonable amount of privacy, they can also expect some form of security or surveillance measures while in the public domain. As previously mentioned surveillance is everywhere in pop culture, as well as in reality. Most businesses, and many homes are equipped with some form of security measure, and if not there is a constant threat of being photographed, filmed, or reported by other people within that space. However, the connotations surrounding public surveillance are more readily accepted than in the private. Mass surveillance has become a recognized strategy to protect civilians from crime and terrorist attacks, largely due to it prevalence and success in pop culture. Whether or not mass surveillance

From obvious depictions and explanations of surveillance, to sometimes undetected details, surveillance is present in mass media and shapes public attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, and understanding of how surveillance works and what role it plays in society. Since the emergence of mass surveillance, it has been represented in different mediums and genres, manifesting in books, comics, and art, to the transition of being incorporated as a major plot point in movies, television, and radio. As the war against terrorism began, surveillance measures, and as a result, pop culture, changed accordingly, and continues to adapt to the ever developing field of surveillance and security. The divide between the private and public domain has challenged surveillance and its role in either sphere since its emergence, and pop culture continues to explore how to best address this divide as cultures and ideals change. Surveillance comes in many forms, and cannot be pigeon holed into one rigid interpretation, but rather is reflected in popular culture in a multitude of contexts. Across genres and even within genres surveillance is presented in a multitude of ways and in diverse contexts. People feel entitled to keep surveillance on the world around them, to feel safe and secure, but feel as though their rights are being infringed on when they are the one being watched. There is a fine line between security and freedom, and one cannot expect both without sacrificing pieces of