Border work: Surveillant assemblages, virtual fences, and tactical counter-media

Social Semiotics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 225-241

  Vukov, Tamara ^a   Sheller, Mimi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bio informatics; mobility; security; smart border; tactical media

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878145168     PISSN: 10350330     EISSN: 14701219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10350330.2013.777592     Document Type: Article

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