My Life as a Spy: Investigations in a Secret Police File
Katherine Verdery investigates the secret police file created about her, turning a deeply personal discovery into an exploration of surveillance, memory, and state power. Combining memoir with documentary inquiry, My Life as a Spy examines how official records shape—and complicate—the story of an individual life.
About This Book
My Life as a Spy is Katherine Verdery’s account of investigating a secret police file kept on her.
The book brings personal experience and documentary inquiry together, examining what surveillance records can reveal about a life.
Verdery considers the implications of being observed by the state and the challenges of interpreting institutional files.
This work will interest readers of memoir, history, politics, and investigative nonfiction.
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