Bodies as Evidence

<div>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 <i>Bodies as Evidence</i> 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.<br><br>Contributors. Carolina Alonso-Bejarano Gregory Feldman Francisco J. Ferrándiz Daniel M. Goldstein Ieva Jusionyte Amade M'charek Mark Maguire Joseph P. Masco Ursula Rao Antonius C. G. M. Robben Joseba Zulaika Nils Zurawski</div>