Forensic Colonialism: Genetics and the Capture of Indigenous Peoples

by Mark Munsterhjelm

Forensic genetic technologies are popularly conceptualized and revered as important tools of justice. The research and development of these technologies, however, has been accomplished through the capture of various Indigenous Peoples' genetic material and a subsequent ongoing genetic servitude. In Forensic Colonialism Mark Munsterhjelm explores how controversial studies of Indigenous Peoples have been used to develop racializing forensic technologies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0228016894
• ISBN13: 9780228016892
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.9"