Bodies as Evidence

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...

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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.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-339982025-07-31T02:22:54Z Bodies as Evidence Maguire, Mark Rao, Ursula Zurawski, Nils Anthropology Body Evidence Anthropology of Security Surveillance Forensic Anthropology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology 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. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2019-03-08 23:55 2020-03-10 03:00:36 2020-04-01T10:48:44Z 2018-11-01 book 1004322 OCN: 1100537153 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/25766 9781478004301 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/33998 eng Global Insecurities open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/25766/1/1004322.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/25766/1/1004322.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/25766/1/1004322.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/25766/1/1004322.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/25766/1/1004322.pdf Duke University Press 8b9381d6-252e-4bed-8478-ee620c861aac Knowledge Unlatched b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781478004301 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) KU Select 2018: HSS Frontlist Books Durham, NC 102077 KU Select 2018: HSS Frontlist Books open access
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Anthropology of Security
Surveillance
Forensic Anthropology
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Bodies as Evidence
title Bodies as Evidence
title_full Bodies as Evidence
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topic Anthropology
Body
Evidence
Anthropology of Security
Surveillance
Forensic Anthropology
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology
topic_facet Anthropology
Body
Evidence
Anthropology of Security
Surveillance
Forensic Anthropology
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology
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