Citizen n-1: Laura Poitras’s Citizenfour as a Reparative Reading of a Paranoid World (original) (raw)

This paper analyzes Laura Poitras's documentary "Citizenfour" as a means of engaging with the themes of disruption and surveillance in contemporary society. It suggests that the film not only highlights the invasive nature of mass surveillance but also offers a reparative reading that challenges viewers to reconsider their relationship with digital media. By situating the Snowden disclosures within a discourse of power-knowledge, the analysis posits that "Citizenfour" serves as a tool for exploring the political implications of surveillance and the potentialities for resistance in the face of authoritarian tendencies.