Dossierveillance, collaboration, and fear in society : the saga of a journey through the Securitate Archives and beyond
Cristina Plamadeala (Author)
"Exploring the cultural history of surveillance practices of the Securitate, Romania's secret police during its communist period, the book blends biographical details in a historical in-quiry to establish the concepts of psuchegraphy, dossierveillance, and banalization of evil in the study of Securitate Archives. In the context of communist Romania under the reign of Nicolae Ceauşescu (1965-89), dos-sierveillance was a type of surveillance that stresses the miasmic effect of Securitate dossi-ers in the daily life of Romanians. Centered around the analysis of this concept, the book presents a unique account of the surveillance practices of totalitarian and authoritarian re-gimes, expanding its relevance to fear in the current neo-liberal societies. This book will ap-peal to students of Eastern European history and politics, criminology, sociology, anthropol-ogy, and surveillance studies"-- Provided by publisher
eBook, English, 2025
Routledge, London, 2025