THE GENOME INCORPORATED by Kate O'Riordan, Dr. Ross Abbinnett ( 9780754678519 )

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Title:

THE GENOME INCORPORATED
CONSTRUCTING BIODIGITAL IDENTITY

By:

Kate O'Riordan, Dr. Ross Abbinnett

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Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0754678512

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9780754678519

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

28 May, 2010

Series:

Theory, Technology and Society

Pages:

164

Description:

Examining the proliferation of human genomics across contemporary media cultures, this book engages with questions of what it means for a science to become so thoroughly part of every day life.

Synopsis:

The Genome Incorporated examines the proliferation of human genomics across contemporary media cultures. It explores questions about what it means for a technoscience to thoroughly saturate everyday life, and places the interrogation of the science/media relationship at the heart of this enquiry. The book develops a number of case studies in the mediation and consumption of genomics, including: the emergence of new direct-to-the-consumer bioinformatics companies; the mundane propagation of testing and genetic information through lifestyle television programming; and public and private engagements with art and science institutions and events. Through these novel sites, this book examines the proliferating circuits of production and consumption of genetic information and theorizes this as a process of incorporation. Its wide-ranging case studies ensure its appeal to readers across the social sciences.

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includes 7 line drawings

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Ashgate Publishing Limited

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