Traces the history of airport security since September 11, 2001, introducing assorted "characters" of airport security, from passengers who check their brains with their baggage to TSA agents who break the stereotypes.
Traces the history of airport security since September 11, 2001, introducing assorted "characters" of airport security, from passengers who check their brains with their baggage to TSA agents who break the stereotypes.
Shawna Malvini Redden is an associate professor of communication studies at California State University, Sacramento, specializing in organizational and interpersonal communication research and qualitative methods. Her research has appeared in Management Communication Quarterly, Journal of Applied Communication Research, Qualitative Health Research, and Departures in Critical Qualitative Research.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Going Undercover in Airport Security 1. From the Golden Age of Flying to Security Theatre in Ninety Days Flat: How September 11, 2001, Changed Airport Security Forever 2. “My House, My Rules”: On Stereotypical Transportation Security Officers 3. Fear and Loathing in Airport Security: On Stereotypical Passengers 4. Is That a Salami in Your Purse? (Or Are You Happy to See Me?): On Contraband Confiscation 5. “One Shoe, Two Shoes, Red Shoes, Blue Shoes”: On Shoe Removal 6. No Crying over Stolen Shampoo: On Liquids and Gels 7. Naked Scanners Are for Perverts: On Advanced Imaging Technology 8. Meeting Resistance: On Enhanced Pat-Downs 9. Risk-Based Security: On Things That Are Good in Theory 10. Even Pilots Have Pat-Downs, Sometimes: Flight Crew Tales 11. On the Front Lines with “Screener Joe”: On Ideal Transportation Security Officers 12. Lemmings and Sheeple: On Ideal Passengers 13. Nice TSOs Finish Last: On Mindful Transportation Security Officers 14. The Traveling Unicorn: On Mindful Passengers 15. Traveling with Identity Baggage: How Security Challenges Intersecting Identities Conclusion: What an Undercover Look at Airport Security Reveals about Communication, Emotion, and Identity Appendix: Security Checkpoint Transportation Security Officer Stations/Positions and Descriptions Notes Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Going Undercover in Airport Security 1. From the Golden Age of Flying to Security Theatre in Ninety Days Flat: How September 11, 2001, Changed Airport Security Forever 2. “My House, My Rules”: On Stereotypical Transportation Security Officers 3. Fear and Loathing in Airport Security: On Stereotypical Passengers 4. Is That a Salami in Your Purse? (Or Are You Happy to See Me?): On Contraband Confiscation 5. “One Shoe, Two Shoes, Red Shoes, Blue Shoes”: On Shoe Removal 6. No Crying over Stolen Shampoo: On Liquids and Gels 7. Naked Scanners Are for Perverts: On Advanced Imaging Technology 8. Meeting Resistance: On Enhanced Pat-Downs 9. Risk-Based Security: On Things That Are Good in Theory 10. Even Pilots Have Pat-Downs, Sometimes: Flight Crew Tales 11. On the Front Lines with “Screener Joe”: On Ideal Transportation Security Officers 12. Lemmings and Sheeple: On Ideal Passengers 13. Nice TSOs Finish Last: On Mindful Transportation Security Officers 14. The Traveling Unicorn: On Mindful Passengers 15. Traveling with Identity Baggage: How Security Challenges Intersecting Identities Conclusion: What an Undercover Look at Airport Security Reveals about Communication, Emotion, and Identity Appendix: Security Checkpoint Transportation Security Officer Stations/Positions and Descriptions Notes Bibliography Index
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