Jessica Chapman

Biography

Jessica Chapman holds a Master of Arts in Communication and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Carleton University. Her MA thesis, Becoming the Camera: Body worn video and shifting expectations of police work, critically explored the adoption of body cams by police organizations, suggesting these devices push officers to take on the role of videographer. Funded by a Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, her current research focuses on media and the senses with particular attention to themes of discipline, surveillance, law, and policing.

Interests: senses; technology; haptics; law; surveillance; discipline