Risky Bodies and Techno-Intimacy Reflections on Sexuality, Media, Science, Finance |
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| Author:
| Patel, Geeta |
| Series title: | Feminist Technosciences Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-295-74248-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2017 |
| Publisher: | University of Washington Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $105.00 |
Book Description:
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Risky Bodies and Techno-Intimacy traverses disparate and uncommon routes to explore how people grapple with the radical uncertainties of their lives. In this edgy, evocative journey through myriad interleaved engagements'including the political economies of cinema; the emergent shapes taken by insurance, debt, and mortgages; gender and sexuality; and domesticity and nationalism?Geeta Patel demonstrates how science and technology ground our everyday intimacies. The result is a...
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Risky Bodies and Techno-Intimacy traverses disparate and uncommon routes to explore how people grapple with the radical uncertainties of their lives. In this edgy, evocative journey through myriad interleaved engagements'including the political economies of cinema; the emergent shapes taken by insurance, debt, and mortgages; gender and sexuality; and domesticity and nationalism?Geeta Patel demonstrates how science and technology ground our everyday intimacies. The result is a deeply poetic and philosophical exploration of the intricacies of techno-intimacy, revealing a complicated and absorbing narrative that challenges assumptions underlying our daily living.