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ATOMIZED BODY
THE CULTURAL LIFE OF STEM CELLS, GENES & NEURONS |
| By: |
Max Liljefors (Editor), Andrea Wiszmeg (Editor), Susanne Lundin (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£30.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
9187121921 |
| ISBN 13: |
9789187121920 |
| Publisher: |
NORDIC ACADEMIC PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
19 December, 2012 |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Synopsis: |
Just like the first theories in physics viewed atoms as independent and surrounded by a void, our bodies microscopic constituents are often portrayed as disconnected from the body as a unified organism, and from its cultural and social contexts. In this book the authors examine the relations between culture, society and bioscientific research and show how our bodies singularised particles indeed still are socially and culturally embedded. In todays medicine, the biosciences are entangled with state power, commercialism, and cultural ideas and expectations, as well as with the hopes and fears of individuals. Therefore, biomedicine and biotechnology also reshape our perceptions of selfhood and life. From multidisciplinary perspectives, including visual studies, theology, and ethnology, this volume discusses the biosciences and the atomised body in their social, cultural and philosophical contexts. |
| Illustrations: |
colour & b/w illus |
| Publication: |
Sweden |
| Imprint: |
Nordic Academic Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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