Passwords: An Abridged and Discontinuous Cultural History
Eve, Martin Paul (2016) Passwords: An Abridged and Discontinuous Cultural History. In: Queen Mary English Postgraduate Research Seminar, 4th February 2016, Queen Mary University of London, UK. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
Passwords are crucial to our lives. They regulate our finances, protect our communications and prove who we are to others. They are powerful words. But from where did this equation of verbal knowledge with a person’s identity emerge? What does it really mean, in the world of passwords, to say that one’s “identity has been stolen”? What does the future of the password hold in store? Based on his forthcoming book on the topic, in this talk Dr. Martin Paul Eve will trace the cultural histories of the password from ancient Rome through to biometrics via “open sesame”.
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| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
|---|---|
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication |
| Research Centres and Institutes: | Contemporary Literature, Centre for |
| Depositing User: | Martin Eve |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Feb 2016 08:39 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2023 12:37 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/14236 |
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