BIOHACKING, BODIES AND DO-IT-YOURSELF the cultural politics of hacking life itself.

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: GREWE-SALFELD, MIRJAM
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [S.l.] : TRANSCRIPT VERLAG, 2021.
Temas:
Self-care, Health.
Medical care > Technological innovations.
Self Care
Autothérapie.
Soins médicaux > Innovations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture.
Medical care > Technological innovations
Self-care, Health
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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

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