Few things are as interesting to us as our own bodies and, by extension, our own identities. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the relations

This book offers an overview of human identity and identification, examining the whole body by integrating biological and social sciences and theories.

Questions of identity and identification are among the most important evolving concerns of contemporary cultural studies. Through processes of personal identifi

Since the mid-nineteenth century, there has been a notable acceleration in the development of the techniques used to confirm identity. From fingerprints to phot

The advance of identification technology-biometrics, identity cards, surveillance, databases, dossiers-threatens privacy, civil liberties, and related human int