Biosecurity: Towards an Anthropology of the Contemporary
Author(s)
Collier, Stephen J.; Lakoff, Andrew; Rabinow, Paul
Abstract
We have been working for a number of years now on developing methods, concepts, and means of identifying appropriate objects for an anthropology of the contemporary. Recently, we have chosen to focus collectively on one significant domain of enquiry, ‘biosecurity’ – the genealogies, imaginaries and emergent articulations of biological weapons and biodefense. Security issues are widely identified as significant. The challenge for critical scholars is to move beyond platitudes and to identify with more precision domains which merit sustained investigation.
