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Transgressing Borders: Genetic Research, Immigration, and Discourses of Sacrifice

An article for Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics. ABSTRACT Utilizing Michel Foucault's conception of "plague" as a description of states of exception, this essay analyzes America's plans to genetically screen illegal immigrants. It argues that liberal democratic theory presupposes the exceptionalism of the…
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December 1, 2008