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