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oapen-20.500.12657-257662021-11-10T07:57:14Z Bodies as Evidence Maguire, Mark Rao, Ursula Zurawski, Nils Anthropology Body Evidence Anthropology of Security Surveillance Forensic Anthropology bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMP Physical 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. 2019-03-08 23:55 2020-03-10 03:00:36 2020-04-01T10:48:44Z 2020-04-01T10:48:44Z 2018-11-01 book 1004322 OCN: 1100537153 9781478004301 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/25766 eng Global Insecurities application/pdf n/a 1004322.pdf Duke University Press 102077 f0d6aaef-4159-4e01-b1ea-a7145b2ab14b b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781478004301 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Durham, NC 102077 KU Select 2018: HSS Frontlist Books Knowledge Unlatched open access
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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.
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