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In: | Canadian Journal of Communication, 34, 2009, 4, p. 613-634 |
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University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
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Media Type: | Article, E-Article |
Physical Description: | 613-634 |
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ISSN: |
0705-3657
1499-6642 |
DOI: | 10.22230/cjc.2009v34n4a2070 |
published in: | Canadian Journal of Communication |
Language: | English |
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Collection: | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (CrossRef) |
<jats:p> Canada’s no-fly list is examined here as a biopolitical plot line of the “war on terror”: one that is constructed on techno-scientific language and practices that authorize and legitimize “us” versus “them” discriminatory dichotomies and thinking. Given that the misidentification of “normal” people on no-fly lists is a rampant story in media reporting, this analysis also reveals that the “truth” of the efficient and effective policing of high-risk milieus of circulation, like airports, through discriminatory logics is a precarious one at best. The author argues that the no-fly list plot line of the “war on terror” masks the techno-deterministic and discriminatory thinking behind these post-9/11 security measures—that the right technological arrangement, deployed in the right way, can invariably solve any governmental problem, including terrorism. </jats:p> |