Somatechnics Queering the Technologisation of Bodies

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Synopsis

Somatechnics highlights the reciprocal bond between the sôma and the techné of 'the body' and the techniques in which bodies are formed and transformed as crafted responses to the world around us. Structured around the themes of the governance of social bodies, the gendering of sexed bodies and the techniques associated with the formation of the self, Somatechnics presents a groundbreaking study of body modification. Its contributions to the work of Spinoza, Nietzsche, Merleau-Ponty, Deluze and Guattari make it a must read for scholars of sociology, cultural and queer studies and philosophy.

Book details

Author:
Samantha Murray
ISBN:
9781317052746
Related ISBNs:
9781138276871, 9781315609867, 9780754675303
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
264
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2022-08-11
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2009
Copyright by:
Nikki Sullivan and Samantha Murray 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Sociology