Mobility media

ǂan ǂarchaeology of the photographic ID document

Povzetek

n an era of total surveillance, being in possession of a biometric ID document can still result in denial of one’s basic civil protections and human rights. The discovery of systematic errors in state-implemented facial recognition programs—such as in recognizing faces of color (Joy Buolamwini)—suggests the failure of current practices of global intelligence and mobility. This paper offers an archaeological investigation of the contemporary photo ID document. Returning to its invention in the 1920s, it examines the issues of conjectural knowledge (Carl Ginzburg), embodiment or tact (Béla Balázs) and the optical unconscious (Walter Benjamin) behind early “physiognomic” media.

Ključne besede

history of photography;surveillance studies;digital humanities;art history;

Podatki

Jezik:	Angleški jezik
Leto izida:	2021
Tipologija:	3.15 - Prispevek na konferenci brez natisa
Organizacija:	UNG - Univerza v Novi Gorici
UDK:	7
COBISS:	109764867
Št. ogledov:	617
Št. prenosov:	0
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