| Bodies as Evidence: Security, Knowledge, and Power Contributor(s): Maguire, Mark (Editor), Rao, Ursula (Editor), Zurawski, Nils (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1478002948 ISBN-13: 9781478002949 Publisher: Duke University Press OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 364.4 |
| LCCN: 2018015847 |
| Series: Global Insecurities |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.75 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. Ferr ndiz, Daniel M. Goldstein, Ieva Jusionyte, Amade M'charek, Mark Maguire, Joseph P. Masco, Ursula Rao, Antonius C. G. M. Robben, Joseba Zulaika, Nils Zurawski |
