Kate O'Riordan

The Genome Incorporated

Constructing Biodigital Identity

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Produktbeschreibung

With rich case study material drawn from the UK, USA and Australia, The Genome Incorporated explores the new forms of technological control, new kinds of subjectivity and new sites of resistance and reconfiguration which accompany the opportunities that genomics promises for science and society. Examining the incorporation and resistances to genomics in every day life, this volume will appeal to readers across a range of social sciences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9780754678519
• ISBN-10: 0754678512
• Artikelnr.: 45000953

Autorenporträt

Kate O'Riordan is Senior Lecturer in Media and Film, University of Sussex, UK

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
The genome and me: incorporating personal publics
Reality genomics: DNA testing and reality television genres
Imaginative incorporation: art and genomics
Identities: incorporating sexuality in the genome
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.