Wild Science - Reading Feminism, Medicine and the Media (Hardcover)

The contributors to this innovative volume consider the new visual technologies which make the human body into a virtual territory; popular representations of genetics and identity; the diagnostic and medical practices centered around women's bodies, and debates about 'feminist science studies'. They engage with scientific phenomena and controversies such as the Visible Human Project; the supposed existence of a 'gay gene'; cosmetic surgery; breast cancer media activism; HIV testing, and abortion. Contributors include: Anne Balsamo, Lisa Cartwright, Kathy Davis, Janine Marchessault, Kim Sawchuk, Jennifer Daryl Slack, Catherine Waldby

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2000
First published:	2000
Editors:	Janine Marchessault • Kim Sawchuk
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	276
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-20430-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	0-415-20430-5
Barcode:	9780415204309

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