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Biometrics

Bodies, Technologies, Biopolitics

Joseph Pugliese author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:5th Sep '12

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Biometric technologies, such as finger- or facial-scan, are being deployed across a variety of social contexts in order to facilitate and guarantee identity verification and authentication. In the post-9/11 world, biometric technologies have experienced an extraordinary period of growth as concerns about security and screening have increased. This book analyses biometric systems in terms of the application of biopolitical power – corporate, military and governmental – on the human body. It deploys cultural theory in examining the manner in which biometric technologies constitute the body as a target of surveillance and as a data-information object. The book thereby provides a comprehensive overview and critical analysis of both the local and global ramifications of biometric technologies.

ISBN: 9780415811040

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 350g

192 pages