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Autore |
Grewe-Salfeld Mirjam <p>Mirjam Grewe-Salfeld, Universität Potsdam, Deutschland </p> |
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Biohacking, Bodies and Do-It-Yourself : The Cultural Politics of Hacking Life Itself / Mirjam Grewe-Salfeld |
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Bielefeld, : transcript Verlag, 2021 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (314 p.) : 233 MB |
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Soggetti |
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Culture |
Representation |
Biology |
Medicine |
Biocultures |
Biohacking |
Biotechnology |
Cultural Narratives |
DIY |
America |
Body |
Biopolitics |
American Studies |
Life Sciences |
Cultural Studies |
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Monografia |
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Cover -- Contents -- Preface: Amidst a Global Pandemic -- PART I: INTRODUCTIONS -- 1 Introduction: Biotechnologies, Bodies and Biomakers -- 2 Biology and Culture - an Overview of the Field -- PART II: BACKGROUND -- 3 The Promise of Small Things - The Cultural Presence of (Molecular) Biology -- 4 With my Own two Hands - Tracing DIY from Individualism to Maker Culture -- PART III: 'HACKING' LIFE |
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ITSELF -- 5 'Hacking' Life Itself - In Pursuit of a Definition -- 6 #iambulletproof - A Layperson's Guide to Self-Enhancement -- 7 A Pill for Every Ill - Drugs and Supplements -- 8 Test Yourself - Making the Invisible Visible -- 9 Homo Technologicus? - The Technological Self, Inside Out -- 10 "The Human Need to Fiddle" - Tinkering with Technology -- PART IV: REFLECTIONS -- 11 Discussing DIY -- 12 Conclusion: Between Politics and Promise -- Works Cited. |
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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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