Biometrics and Belonging

Our cover story, Jose Ragas's "Beyond Big Brother," brings to light emerging research on theuse of identity documents to assert belonging. Although ID cards originated in thesciences of surveillance inthe 19th century, their proliferation led to a variety of meanings for individuals. Ragas takes conventional analyses of biometric technologies and stands them on their ear. Image: Vhils (Alexandre Farto), Dissection/Via Pedro Ribeiro Simões/Flickr/CC BY 2.0.

Staff

Allison Miller, editor
Stephanie Kingsley, associate editor, web content and social media
Kritika Agarwal, associate editor, publications
Sadie Bergen, editorial assistant
Liz Townsend, coordinator, data administration and integrity

Other Articles

The AHA Townhouse

April 13, 2016

From the Editor

Townhouse Notes, April 2016
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April 12, 2016

From the President

UNESCO and Scholarly Communication
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April 12, 2016

Perspectives Daily

Historians on the Hill
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April 1, 2016

In Memoriam

Elizabeth Eisenstein
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April 28, 2016

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: M. M. McAllen
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April 27, 2016

News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Helping Protect FLAS for Graduate Students
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April 27, 2016

Perspectives Daily

How About Some Optimism?
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April 25, 2016

Perspectives Daily

Easter Rising 1916: One Hundred Years On
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April 21, 2016

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Stephen Robertson
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April 20, 2016

Collaboration
The Roman ruins of Volubilis near Moulay Idriss. A portion of the Capitoline temple can be seen at left. Photograph courtesy of author.

April 19, 2016

Perspectives Daily

An Americanist in Meknès
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April 14, 2016

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Martha Chaiklin
A reflection of the past? Many commentators and historians have seen direct continuities between today’s Russia and the Soviet and tsarist past. Credit: Artist KEMO; KEMOs Gallery: https://kemo-caricature.blogspot.com/

April 12, 2016

Perspectives Daily

Is Today’s Russia a Relic of the Past?
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April 11, 2016

Perspectives Daily

Class Struggle or Sectionalism?
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April 7, 2016

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Catherine Cabiness-Atkinson