In this Book
- Bodies as Evidence: Security, Knowledge, and Power
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: Duke University Press
- Series: Global Insecurities
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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From biometrics to predictive policing, contemporary security relies on sophisticated scientific evidence-gathering and knowledge-making focused on the human body. Bringing together new anthropological perspectives on the complexities of security in the present moment, the contributors to Bodies as Evidence reveal how bodies have become critical sources of evidence that is organized and deployed to classify, recognize, and manage human life. Through global case studies that explore biometric identification, border control, forensics, predictive policing, and counterterrorism, the contributors show how security discourses and practices that target the body contribute to new configurations of knowledge and power. At the same time, margins of error, unreliable technologies, and a growing suspicion of scientific evidence in a “post-truth” era contribute to growing insecurity, especially among marginalized populations.
Contributors. Carolina Alonso-Bejarano, Gregory Feldman, Francisco J. Ferrándiz, Daniel M. Goldstein, Ieva Jusionyte, Amade M’charek, Mark Maguire, Joseph P. Masco, Ursula Rao, Antonius C. G. M. Robben, Joseba Zulaika, Nils Zurawski
Contributors. Carolina Alonso-Bejarano, Gregory Feldman, Francisco J. Ferrándiz, Daniel M. Goldstein, Ieva Jusionyte, Amade M’charek, Mark Maguire, Joseph P. Masco, Ursula Rao, Antonius C. G. M. Robben, Joseba Zulaika, Nils Zurawski
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-iv
- Introduction: Bodies as Evidence
- pp. 1-23
- 6. Policing Future Crimes
- pp. 137-158
- 8. The Secrecy/Threat Matrix
- pp. 175-200
- Conclusion: Discontinuities and Diversity
- pp. 228-236
- Contributors
- pp. 237-240
Additional Information
ISBN
9781478004301
Related ISBN(s)
9781478001690, 9781478002949, 9781478091646
MARC Record
OCLC
1026274875
Pages
252
Launched on MUSE
2019-06-23
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY
Copyright
2018