Unpredictable surveillance produces self-surveillance and disempowerment in its targets

Evidence

Living in an environment where surveillance is a possibility but not always exercised creates a state of unpredictability for Muslim Americans. Because of the fear of surveillance and in order to avoid it, Muslim American men and women participate in their own surveillance. This act highlights power dynamics in society. Some citizens are empowered to surveil in order to protect the state, while others are cast as suspicious and targets for surveillance, resulting in their disempowerment. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 482

Categorization

• XREF: Directly instantiates the Foucault Panopticon quote she cites; the variable/unpredictable surveillance is the mechanism making self-discipline automatic. — connects to: Community support during crisis doubles as self-policing and discipline; Profiled men misattribute list-based surveillance to their own appearance or behavior — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 274; External surveillance becomes internalized as self-imposed bodily discipline — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 512 (+31 more)
• recurring: this claim recurs 5 times within its source

Library Connections

• External surveillance becomes internalized as self-imposed bodily discipline #builds-on (0.80) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 512

Broader Connections

• Surveillance causes Muslims to discipline their own behavior preemptively #corroborates (0.85)
• External surveillance becomes internalized self-discipline through dress choices #corroborates (0.70)
• Hostile stares function as a form of surveillance discipline on hijab-wearing women #exemplifies (0.70)
• Surveillance operates differently on Muslim men and women through distinct mechanisms #expands (0.60)