Playing in the yard: the representation of control in train-graffiti videos

During the last 10 years, the mobile phone and the emergence of websites, such as Youtube, which facilitate user-generated content, have enabled an explosion of pictures and video clips posted on the internet by civilians documenting the activities of authority figures. This "sousveillance"...

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Main Author: Hannerz, Erik (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Crime, media, culture
Year: 2023, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Pages: 438-454
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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