Monstrous play in negative spaces: Illegible bodies and the cultural construction of biometric technology

Communication Review

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 347-365

  Murray, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 54049124339     PISSN: 10714421     EISSN: 15477487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10714420701715415     Document Type: Article

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