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Biohacking, Bodies and Do-It-Yourself: The Cultural Politics of Hacking Life Itself
[phd thesis]
Abstract 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 ... view more
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.... view less
Keywords
culture; biology; medicine; biotechnology; body; biotechnology policy; life sciences; representation; pop culture
Classification
Other Fields of Humanities
Free Keywords
Biocultures; Biohacking; Cultural Narratives; DIY; America; American Studies; Cultural Studies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
311 p.
Series
American Culture Studies, 36
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839460047
ISSN
2747-4380
ISBN
978-3-8394-6004-7
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed