Governing through Biometrics by B Ajana
Managing identity through biometric technology has become a routine and ubiquitous practice in recent years. This book interrogates what is at stake in the merging of the body and technology for surveillance and securitization purposes drawing on a number of critical theories and philosophies."This book breaks new ground and can inform any researcher or student who wishes to pursue biometrics in more detailIt is a book that is suggestive of the need for us to act quickly so that we might see the intensification of biometric processes and understand them in terms of their broader social implications for identity, citizenship and community." - Information, Communciation and Society
Btihaj Ajana is Lecturer in Culture, Digital Humanities and Creative Industries at King's College London, UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781349340477 |
| ISBN 10 | 1349340472 |
| Title | Governing through Biometrics |
| Author | B Ajana |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Year published | 2013-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 238 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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