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Bodies as Evidence: Security, Knowledge, and Power (2018)

Maguire, Mark (Editor)
Rao, Ursula (Editor)
Zurawski, Nils (Editor)

Duke University Press
Publication date: 2018
Language: English

ISBN: 9781478001690

Publication Date: 2018
Physical Details: 256

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Terrorism--Prevention Police; criminal justice departments Border security Biometric technology Global history Forensic sciences Power (social sciences) Biosecurity Security technologies Evidence Human body 21st century 20th century, late

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

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