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Risky bodies & techno-intimacy : reflections on sexuality, media, science, finance /
Risky Bodies and Techno-Intimacy traverses disparate and uncommon routes to explore how people grapple with the radical uncertainties of their lives. In this edgy, evocative journey through myriad interleaved engagements-including the political economies of cinema; the emergent shapes taken by insur...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Seattle ; London :
University of Washington Press,
2017
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| Colección: | Feminist technosciences
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Risky Bodies and Techno-Intimacy traverses disparate and uncommon routes to explore how people grapple with the radical uncertainties of their lives. In this edgy, evocative journey through myriad interleaved engagements-including the political economies of cinema; the emergent shapes taken by insurance, debt, and mortgages; gender and sexuality; and domesticity and nationalism-Geeta Patel demonstrates how science and technology ground our everyday intimacies. The result is a deeply poetic and philosophical exploration of the intricacies of techno-intimacy, revealing a complicated and absorbing narrative that challenges assumptions underlying our daily living |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-367) and index |
| ISBN: | 9780295742502 029574250X |