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Biopolitical Futures in Twenty-First-Century Speculative Fiction - Cambridge Studies in Twenty-First-Century Literature and Culture
Vint, Sherryl (University of California, Riverside)
Biopolitical Futures in Twenty-First-Century Speculative Fiction - Cambridge Studies in Twenty-First-Century Literature and Culture
Vint, Sherryl (University of California, Riverside)
This book demonstrates how developments in biotechnology such as cloning, synthetic biology, surrogate pregnancies, organ transplants and more have significant implications for personhood, ethics, and governance. Drawing attention to the commodification of life, it shows how the biological functions of life itself are shaped to economic agendas.
280 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | October 7, 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9781108839006 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 280 |
Dimensions | 235 × 160 × 23 mm · 526 g |