Biohacking, Bodies and Do-It-Yourself : The Cultural Politics of Hacking Life Itself / Mirjam Grewe-Salfeld
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| Autore: |
Grewe-Salfeld Mirjam <p>Mirjam Grewe-Salfeld, Universität Potsdam, Deutschland </p>
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| Titolo: |
Biohacking, Bodies and Do-It-Yourself : The Cultural Politics of Hacking Life Itself / Mirjam Grewe-Salfeld
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| Pubblicazione: | Bielefeld, : transcript Verlag, 2021 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (314 p.) : 233 MB |
| Disciplina: | 613 |
| Soggetto topico: | Culture |
| Representation | |
| Biology | |
| Medicine | |
| Biocultures | |
| Biohacking | |
| Biotechnology | |
| Cultural Narratives | |
| DIY | |
| America | |
| Body | |
| Biopolitics | |
| American Studies | |
| Life Sciences | |
| Cultural Studies | |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Grewe-Salfeld, Biohacking, Bodies and Do-It-Yourself The Cultural Politics of Hacking Life Itself |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Biohacking, Bodies and Do-It-Yourself |
| ISBN: | 9783839460047 |
| 3839460042 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910513704103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
American Culture Studies