Portraits of Automated Facial Recognition : On Machinic Ways of Seeing the Face /

Through a critical perspective on visual culture studies, this book offers a unique analysis of the use of automated facial recognition algorithms as they increasingly intervene in society. The first part of this study traces the history of merging statistics and vision by reviewing the example of a...

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Main Author:	Lee-Morrison, Lila, 1977- (Author)
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Bielefeld : Transcript-Verlag, [2019]
Series:	Image Ser.
Subjects:	Human face recognition (Computer science) Face perception. Portraits. Mass media. Communication. Mass media. Reconnaissance faciale (Informatique) Perception des visages. Médias. portraits. mass media. Media studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies. Face perception Mass media Portraits Image. Media Aesthetics. Media Art. Media Studies. Photography. Technology. Visual Studies. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Through a critical perspective on visual culture studies, this book offers a unique analysis of the use of automated facial recognition algorithms as they increasingly intervene in society. The first part of this study traces the history of merging statistics and vision by reviewing the example of an early facial recognition algorithm called "eigenface", while the second part addresses contemporary artistic interventions including the work of Thomas Ruff, Zach Blas and Trevor Paglen. This book argues for a closer look at automated facial recognition based on an understanding of its technical processes as not only embedded in historical practices of visuality, but also as redefining what it means to see and be seen in the present.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (198 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-194).
ISBN:	3839448468 9783839448465