De-Sequencing - Identity Work with Genes (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

Are you your genes? De-Sequencing: Identity Work with Genes explores this perplexing question, showing how different forms of knowledge must be contextualized to become meaningful. It is generally assumed that the genomic sequence adds up to the identity-forming material life is made of. Yet identity cannot itself adopt the form of a sequence. As the authors in this volume show, the genome must be 'de-sequenced' by human language to render it interpretable and meaningful in a social context. The book unpacks this type of 'sequence-speech' in engaging detail, adopting a personal, social, cultural, and bio-political approach to examine the transformation of human identity and reflexivity in the era of genetic citizenship.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Series:	Health, Technology and Society
Release date:	December 2020
First published:	2020
Editors:	Dana Mahr • Martina von Arx
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	181
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-981-15-7727-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Medical anthropology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Genetics (non-medical) > General
LSN:	981-15-7727-7
Barcode:	9789811577277

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