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Individuals and corporations increasingly own our world. New
property rights now enable the private possession of life and
ideas, driven by the profit motive. Genetically engineered crops,
patented computer programmes, harvesting of human cells, and the
exploitation of biodiversity, molecules and atoms for private
profit are just some of the issues examined in this title, making
it an essential read for anybody who has wondered, "What does this
mean for me?" This collection of essays analyses this steady
erosion of our human rights and destiny. Among the many examples
illustrated in A patented world? are - An American company owns the
patents on two breast cancer genes and for the next 20 years it can
exclude any, but its own researchers, from testing or using the
genes in search of a genetic cure for breast cancer. The company
can set whatever price it chooses for the exclusive right to test
for the presence of these genes. The present price of sending a
tissue sample to its laboratory is US$2760. Another is the case of
a Mr Moore in America who went to court to secure the property
right to cells from his own spleen. He lost the case and doctors
created a billion-dollar cell line from his "naturally occurring
raw material".
This open access book sets out the contours of feminist political
ecology (FPE) as a major contribution to ongoing debates in the
field. In an innovative methodological twist, the edited book
engages the reader in conversations that have emerged from the
multi-sited and cross-generational dialogues of the Well-Being
Ecology Gender cOmmunities (WEGO) network over the last four years.
The conversations explore topics that range from climate change and
extractivism, to body politics and health, degrowth, care and
community well-being. The authors reflect on their collective
learning process as they map out the new directions of FPE research
and analysis. The chapters highlight WEGO
transnational/transdisciplinary conversations with local
communities, social movements and different academic spaces. The
book foregrounds the ethics of doing feminist work inside and
outside academe and brings to life the importance of doing
reflexive research aware of situated historical and contemporary
geographical contours of power.
This open access book sets out the contours of feminist political
ecology (FPE) as a major contribution to ongoing debates in the
field. In an innovative methodological twist, the edited book
engages the reader in conversations that have emerged from the
multi-sited and cross-generational dialogues of the Well-Being
Ecology Gender cOmmunities (WEGO) network over the last four years.
The conversations explore topics that range from climate change and
extractivism, to body politics and health, degrowth, care and
community well-being. The authors reflect on their collective
learning process as they map out the new directions of FPE research
and analysis. The chapters highlight WEGO
transnational/transdisciplinary conversations with local
communities, social movements and different academic spaces. The
book foregrounds the ethics of doing feminist work inside and
outside academe and brings to life the importance of doing
reflexive research aware of situated historical and contemporary
geographical contours of power.
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