Search Results - "M’charek, Amade"

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Harraga: Burning borders, navigating colonialism

by M’charek, Amade
edited by Mol, Annemarie Law, John
Published in The Sociological review (Keele) (01.03.2020)

“...In this article I introduce the non-English word, harraga, to address the convoluted nature of migration, death, borders and colonial legacies. My empirical...”

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BEYOND FACT OR FICTION: On the Materiality of Race in Practice

by AMADE M'CHAREK Published in Cultural anthropology (01.08.2013)

“...What is biological race and how is it made relevant by specific practices? How do we address the materiality of biological race without pigeonholing it? And...”

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Tentacular Faces: Race and the Return of the Phenotype in Forensic Identification

by M'charek, A Published in American anthropologist (01.06.2020)

“...The face, just like DNA, is taken to represent a unique individual. This article proposes to move beyond this representational model and to attend to the work...”

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Race, time and folded objects: the HeLa error

by M'charek, A Published in Theory, culture & society (2014)

“...Given their commitment to practices science studies have bestowed considerable attention upon objects. We have the boundary object, the standardized package,...”

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The trouble with race in forensic identification

by M'charek, A Toom, V Jong, L
edited by Jordan-Young, Rebecca Karkazis, Katrina
Published in Science, technology, & human values (01.09.2020)

“...The capacity of contemporary forensic genetics has rendered “race” into an interesting tool to produce clues about the identity of an unknown suspect. Whereas...”

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Identifying dead migrants: forensic care work and relational citizenship

by M'charek, Amade Casartelli, Sara Published in Citizenship studies (03.10.2019)

“...The Mediterranean Sea has become an iconic site in the so-called migration crisis. Thousands of dead bodies have washed up on the southern beaches of Europe...”

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Facing the unknown suspect: forensic DNA phenotyping and the oscillation between the individual and the collective

by Hopman, R M'charek, A Published in BioSocieties (01.09.2020)

“...Forensic DNA phenotyping (FDP) encompasses a set of technologies geared towards inferring externally visible characteristics from DNA traces found at crime...”

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Ethnicizing sexuality: an analysis of research practices in the Netherlands

by Krebbekx, Willemijn Spronk, Rachel M'charek, Amade Published in Ethnic and racial studies (16.03.2017)

“...Ethnicity is a frequently used measure in research into youth and sexuality in the Netherlands, a country known and admired for its favourable sexual health...”

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Topologies of Race: Doing territory, population and identity in Europe

by Amade M'charek Katharina Schramm David Skinner Published in Science, technology, & human values (01.07.2014)

“...Territorial borders just like other boundaries are involved in a politics of belonging, a politics of "us" and "them". Border management regimes are thus part...”

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SILENT WITNESS, ARTICULATE COLLECTIVE: DNA EVIDENCE AND THE INFERENCE OF VISIBLE TRAITS

by M'CHAREK, AMADE Published in Bioethics (01.11.2008)

“...DNA profiling is a well-established technology for use in the criminal justice system, both in courtrooms and elsewhere. The fact that DNA profiles are based...”

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The high-profile case as ‘fire object’: Following the Marianne Vaatstra murder case through the media

by Jong, L M'charek, A Published in Crime, media, culture (01.12.2018)

“...In 1999 a girl named Marianne Vaatstra was found murdered in a rural area in the Netherlands. In 2012 the perpetrator was arrested. Throughout this period as...”

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Technologies of belonging: the absent presence of race in Europe

by M'charek, A Schramm, K Skinner, D Published in Science, technology, & human values (2014)

“...In many European countries, the explicit discussion of race as a biological phenomenon has long been avoided. This has not meant that race has become obsolete...”

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Fragile differences, relational effects: stories about the materiality of race and sex

by M'charek, A
edited by Lykke, Nina Åsberg, Cecilia
Published in The European journal of women's studies (2010)

“...This article is about the materiality of difference, about race, sex and sexual differences among others. To find out about these differences and their...”

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Bracketing off population does not advance ethical reflection on EVCs: A reply to Kayser and Schneider

by M’charek, Amade Toom, Victor Prainsack, Barbara Published in Forensic science international : genetics (2011)

“...In a recent contribution to this journal, Kayser and Schneider reviewed the relevance of external visible characteristics (EVCs) for criminal investigation...”

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Equal before the Law: On the Machinery of Sameness in Forensic DNA Practice

by Amade M'charek Rob Hagendijk Wiebe de Vries Published in Science, technology, & human values (01.07.2013)

“...The social and legal implications of forensic DNA are paramount. For this reason, forensic DNA enjoys ample attention from legal, bioethics, and science and...”

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