Grewe-Salfeld, Mirjam,  <br/><br/>
Biohacking, Bodies and Do-It-Yourself :  The Cultural Politics of Hacking Life Itself / 
Mirjam Grewe-Salfeld. 
 - Bielefeld :   transcript Verlag,   [2021]  ©2021 
 - 1 online resource (314 p.) 
 - American Culture Studies ;  36 .
<br/><br/> Frontmatter --   Contents --   Preface: Amidst a Global Pandemic --   PART I: INTRODUCTIONS --   1 Introduction: Biotechnologies, Bodies and Biomakers --   2 Biology and Culture - an Overview of the Field --   PART II: BACKGROUND --   3 The Promise of Small Things - The Cultural Presence of (Molecular) Biology --   4 With my Own two Hands - Tracing DIY from Individualism to Maker Culture --   PART III: 'HACKING' LIFE ITSELF --   5 'Hacking' Life Itself - In Pursuit of a Definition --   6 #iambulletproof - A Layperson's Guide to Self-Enhancement --   7 A Pill for Every Ill - Drugs and Supplements --   8 Test Yourself - Making the Invisible Visible --   9 Homo Technologicus? - The Technological Self, Inside Out --   10 "The Human Need to Fiddle" - Tinkering with Technology --   PART IV: REFLECTIONS --   11 Discussing DIY --   12 Conclusion: Between Politics and Promise --   Works Cited 
<br/><br/> Open Access  https://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 
<br/><br/> From self-help books and nootropics, to self-tracking and home health tests, to the tinkering with technology and biological particles - biohacking brings biology, medicine, and the material foundation of life into the sphere of »do-it-yourself«. This trend has the potential to fundamentally change people's relationship with their bodies and biology but it also creates new cultural narratives of responsibility, authority, and differentiation. Covering a broad range of examples, this book explores practices and representations of biohacking in popular culture, discussing their ambiguous position between empowerment and requirement, promise and prescription. 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 
<br/><br/><br/>This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license:  
<br/><br/><br/>In English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783839460047 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>America.<br/>American Studies.<br/>Biocultures.<br/>Biohacking.<br/>Biology.<br/>Biopolitics.<br/>Biotechnology.<br/>Body.<br/>Cultural Narratives.<br/>Cultural Studies.<br/>DIY.<br/>Life Sciences.<br/>Medicine.<br/>Representation.<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>America. American Studies. Biocultures. Biohacking. Biology. Biopolitics. Biotechnology. Body. Cultural Narratives. Cultural Studies. DIY. Life Sciences. Medicine. Representation.