Biohacking, Bodies and Do-It-Yourself
The Cultural Politics of Hacking Life Itself
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Beschreibung
How do biology and culture interact? This book provides an extensive cultural analysis of biohacking and Do-it-yourself medicine.
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.
Autor*in
Mirjam Grewe-Salfeld
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Culture Culture Representation Representation Biology Biology Medicine Medicine Biocultures Biocultures Biohacking Biohacking Biotechnology Biotechnology Cultural Narratives