The Cambridge Handbook of Race and Surveillance

This handbook studies surveillance in the context of race, from the days of colonial conquest to the digital era.

Michael Kwet (Edited by)

9781108416498, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 2 March 2023

500 pages
23.5 x 15.5 x 2.1 cm, 0.66 kg

'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

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.

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 São 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.

Subject Areas: Impact of science & technology on society [PDR], Criminal law & procedure [LNF], Surveillance services [KNSS1], Crime & criminology [JKV]