Published 2021-07-24
Abstract
This Article Deals With The History, Etymology And The Increasing Usage Trend Of The Word ‘Surveillance’ And Its Changing Semantic Dimensions Right From The Socio-Political Accelerations In The Times Of The French Revolution Through The Utilitarian Principles Of Jeremey Bentham To The Disciplinary Functions Of Michele Foucault. The Article Also Points Out Literary Texts Such As Charles Dickens’s A Tale Of Two Cities And Albert Camus’s The Plague Which Incorporates The Role Of Surveillance In Managing A Changed Sociopolitical Situation And A Pandemic Situation Respectively.
The Study Also Reads The Status Of Man Right From Greek Times To The Contemporary Times Of Covid-19 In Relation To The Sovereign. The Principles Behind Sovereignity, How Sovereign Operates In A Sphere Of Exclusivity, The Evolution Of Surveillance As A Guiding Principle For The Sovereign, The Role Of Biopower Are Also Discussed Here. Finally The Trauma Casued By Pandemic Surveillance And Its Permanent Scar Is Located Using Cathy Caruth’s Theory Of Trauma.