SOMATECHNICS by Samantha Murray, Nikki Sullivan (Editor) ( 9780754675303 )

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Title:

SOMATECHNICS
QUEERING THE TECHNOLOGISATION OF BODIES

By:

Samantha Murray, Nikki Sullivan (Editor)

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0754675300

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9780754675303

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

28 September, 2009

Pages:

264

Description:

Somatechnics highlights the reciprocal bond between the soma and the techne of 'the body' and the techniques in which bodies are formed and transformed as crafted responses to the world around us. This title presents a study of body modification. It is suitable for scholars of sociology, cultural and queer studies and philosophy.

Synopsis:

Somatechnics highlights the reciprocal bond between the sA'ma and the techne of 'the body' and the techniques in which bodies are formed and transformed as crafted responses to the world around us. Structured around the themes of the governance of social bodies, the gendering of sexed bodies and the techniques associated with the formation of the self, Somatechnics presents a groundbreaking study of body modification. Its contributions to the work of Spinoza, Nietzsche, Merleau-Ponty, Deluze and Guattari make it a must read for scholars of sociology, cultural and queer studies and philosophy.

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includes 3 b&w illustrations

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Ashgate Publishing Limited

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