Rebecca Smith, The emergence of the quantified child (2017) Discourse, 38 (5), pp. 701-712. https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2015.1136269 Abstract Using document analysis, this paper examines the historical emergence of the quantified child, revealing how the collection and use of data has become normalized through legitimizing discourses. First, following in the traditions of Foucault’s genealogy and studies examining the …