Biohacking, Bodies and Do-It-Yourself The Cultural Politics of Hacking Life Itself

• Hoofdauteur: Grewe-Salfeld, Mirjam (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2021
• Reeks: American Culture Studies 36
• Onderwerpen: Literary studies: general; Political science & theory; Medicine: general issues; Culture; Representation; Biology; Medicine; Biocultures; Biohacking; Biotechnology; Cultural Narratives; DIY; America; Body; Biopolitics; American Studies; Life Sciences; Cultural Studies
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Samenvatting

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.

Fysieke beschrijving

1 electronic resource (314 p.)

ISBN

9783839460047
9783837660043

Toegang

Open Access