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    Biohacking, Bodies and Do-It-Yourself: The Cultural Politics of Hacking Life Itself
    Biohacking, Bodies and Do-It-Yourself: The Cultural Politics of Hacking Life Itself
    Biohacking, Bodies and Do-It-Yourself: The Cultural Politics of Hacking Life Itself
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    Biohacking, Bodies and Do-It-Yourself: The Cultural Politics of Hacking Life Itself

    By Mirjam Grewe-Salfeld

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    Publishertranscript Verlag
    Release dateNov 30, 2021
    ISBN9783839460047
    Biohacking, Bodies and Do-It-Yourself: The Cultural Politics of Hacking Life Itself

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