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The Cambridge Handbook of Race and Surveillance Michael Kwet (Yale University, Connecticut and University of Johannesburg)

The Cambridge Handbook of Race and Surveillance By Michael Kwet (Yale University, Connecticut and University of Johannesburg)

The Cambridge Handbook of Race and Surveillance by Michael Kwet (Yale University, Connecticut and University of Johannesburg)


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In this handbook, leading scholars in criminology, critical race studies, history, indigenous studies, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology study the intersections of surveillance and race. The volume examines the latest surveillance technologies and connects them to present-day issues of racial justice around the world.

The Cambridge Handbook of Race and Surveillance Summary

The Cambridge Handbook of Race and Surveillance by Michael Kwet (Yale University, Connecticut and University of Johannesburg)

Featuring chapters authored by leading scholars in the fields of criminology, critical race studies, history, and more, The Cambridge Handbook of Race and Surveillance cuts across history and geography to provide a detailed examination of how race and surveillance intersect throughout space and time. The volume reviews surveillance technology from the days of colonial conquest to the digital era, focusing on countries such as the United States, Canada, the UK, South Africa, the Philippines, India, Brazil, and Palestine. Weaving together narratives on how technology and surveillance have developed over time to reinforce racial discrimination, the book delves into the often-overlooked origins of racial surveillance, from skin branding, cranial measurements, and fingerprinting to contemporary manifestations in big data, commercial surveillance, and predictive policing. Lucid, accessible, and expertly researched, this handbook provides a crucial investigation of issues spanning history and at the forefront of contemporary life.

The Cambridge Handbook of Race and Surveillance Reviews

'Brilliant and unprecedented. This volume has it all-sharp critiques of surveillance and Big Tech, a deep awareness of race, class and gender, a rich historical analysis. Most importantly the authors' global vision will alert readers to the realities of digital colonialism and that the time to resist is now.' James Kilgore, Media Justice, author of Understanding E-Carceration
'In this important and timely, if not overdue, volume, Michael Kwet and fellow contributors explore entanglements of colonialism, imperialism, and digitalisation with racialised surveillance, showing how a global structuring logic of white supremacy informs and sets the contours of local variants of state-corporate power in an emerging Pax Technica.' Mustafa Ali, The Open University
'A rich, nuanced and detailed exploration of some of the most important issues in modern society and technology. Each chapter contributes new knowledge with clarity, and important connections are made across geographies, history, and the future between each chapter. A truly important exploration of the present and the future of surveillance technology.' Ziyanda Stuurman, The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

About Michael Kwet (Yale University, Connecticut and University of Johannesburg)

Michael Kwet is a Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School's Information Society Project and a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Social Change at the University of Johannesburg. His research focuses on digital colonialism, carceral tech, social media, digital socialism, the environment, and surveillance.

Table of Contents

1. The golden era of racial surveillance: an introduction Michael Kwet; 2. Sorting identity Eric Stoddart; 3. Imperial mimesis: migration of surveillance from the colonial Philippines to the United States Alfred McCoy; 4. Separate spheres and the body as an information object: the racialisation and surveillance of British women during the long nineteenth century Toni Weller; 5. Linking caste and surveillance: how digital governance has legitimised caste discrimination in India Amber Sinha and Shruti Trikanad; 6. Surveillance in South Africa: from skin branding to digital colonialism Michael Kwet; 7. Israel/Palestine, North America and surveillance Yasmeen Abu-Laban and Abigail B. Bakan; 8. Colonialism's uneasy legacy: topologies of race and surveillance in Sao Paulo Claudio Altenhain, Alcides dos Reis Peron, Leandro Siqueira and Ricardo Campello; 9. China's surveillance and repression in Xinjiang Myunghee Lee and Emir Yazici; 10. Asian Americans as 'the Perpetual Foreigner' under scrutiny Frank Wu; 11. The great white father and his little red children: surveillance and race in native America Anton Treuer; 12. In a most excellent and perfect order: surveillance, racialization, and government practices in colonial Canada Scott Thompson; 13. Surveillance and public schools: policing, desegregation and the criminalization of minority youth in Charlotte Mecklenburg schools Erica L. Nelson and Tracey A. Benson; 14. Countering violent extremism and surveillance: the experience from schools and colleges in England Joel Busher, Tufyal Choudhary and Paul Thomas; 15. Resistance and the politics of surveillance and control Anthony E. Cook; 16. Surveilled subjects and encounters with technologically mediating law enforcement: reflecting on relational concerns Alana Saulnier.

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NPB9781108416498
9781108416498
1108416497
The Cambridge Handbook of Race and Surveillance by Michael Kwet (Yale University, Connecticut and University of Johannesburg)
New
Hardback
Cambridge University Press
2023-03-02
500
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