Biohacking, Bodies and Do-It-Yourself
Биохакинг, тела и принцип «сделай сам»
2021-11-09
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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.
Key Findings
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Biohacking extends do-it-yourself practices to biology, medicine, bodily monitoring, health testing, and biological materials.
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Biohacking generates new cultural narratives concerning personal responsibility, authority, and social differentiation.
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Biohacking occupies an ambiguous position between empowering individuals and imposing new requirements, promises, and prescriptions.
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The trend may fundamentally transform how people relate to their bodies and biological processes.
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Biohacking practices and representations in popular culture
Research Subject
Their ambiguous cultural implications for people’s relationships with bodies and biology, including narratives of responsibility, authority, and differentiation
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