Making Wearables in Aid: Digital Bodies, Data and Gifts

This is an initial exploration of an emergent type of humanitarian goods – wearables for tracking and protecting the health, safety and nutrition of aid recipients. Examining the constitutive process of ‘humanitarian wearables’, the article reflects on the ambiguous position of digital humanitarian...

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Main Author: Kristin Bergtora Sandvik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Manchester University Press 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Humanitarian Affairs
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