Bodies and borders in post-imperial Japan: a study of the coloniality of biometric power

• Published in: Cultural studies (London, England) Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 120 - 140
• Main Author: Nishiyama, Hidefumi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Biometric identification; Biometrics; Borders; Classification; Colonialism; coloniality; Cultural studies; Fingerprinting; Governance; Humanities; Japan; Object relations; Power; Racialization; Racism; Social sciences; Surveillance; Japan

In this article, I conduct a study of what may be called the coloniality of biometric power. In recent years, scholars in social sciences and humanities have shown the continuities of colonialism and racism in the politics of biometric identification. Not only are the origins of biometrics closely r...