Biohacking, bodies and do-it-yourself the cultural politics of hacking life itself
From self-help books and nootropics, to self-tracking and home health tests, to the tinkering with technology and biological particles - biohacking brings biology, medicine, and the material foundation of life into the sphere of »do-it-yourself«. This trend has the potential to fundamentally change...
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| Formato: | Tesis |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bielefeld
transcript Verlag
2021
Bielefeld, Germany : [2022] |
| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | American Culture Studies
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009654278806719 |
| Sumario: | From self-help books and nootropics, to self-tracking and home health tests, to the tinkering with technology and biological particles - biohacking brings biology, medicine, and the material foundation of life into the sphere of »do-it-yourself«. This trend has the potential to fundamentally change people's relationship with their bodies and biology but it also creates new cultural narratives of responsibility, authority, and differentiation. Covering a broad range of examples, this book explores practices and representations of biohacking in popular culture, discussing their ambiguous position between empowerment and requirement, promise and prescription. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (314 p.) 233 MB |
| ISBN: | 9783839460047 |
| Acceso: | Open access |
