Biopolitics and Utopia

An Interdisciplinary Reader
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-51474-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 3845 g

Reihe: Palgrave Series in Bioethics and Public Policy

This interdisciplinary reader offers a fascinating exploration of the intersection of biopolitics and utopia by employing a range of theoretical approaches. Each essay provides a unique application of the two concepts to topics spanning the social sciences and humanities.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stapleton, P.

Byers, A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction - Andrew Byers and Patricia Stapleton, 'Biopolitics and Utopia' Section I: Actions 2. Andrew Byers, 'American Bodies in a Time of War: The Militarized Body as a Utopian Space and Biopolitical Project for the State' 3. Patricia Stapleton, 'The Inauspicious Regulatory Beginnings of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis' 4. Arpita Das, ''Abnormals' or 'Exceptions': The Use of Technologies for Intersex People and People with Disabilities' Section II: Speculations 5. Evie Kendal, 'Utopian Visions of 'Making People': Science Fiction and Debates on Cloning, Ectogenesis, Genetic Engineering, and Genetic Discrimination' 6.Selena Middleton, 'Decolonizing the Future: Biopolitics, Ethics, and Foresight through the Lens of Science Fiction' Section III: Reactions 7. Elena Cohen, ''All Day, All Week, Occupy Wall Street!': Space, Biopower, and Resistance' 8. Rasmus Simonsen, 'Eating for the Future: Veganism and the Challenge of In vitro Meat' Section IV: Reflections 8. Cameron Barrows, 'Utopia and Biopolitics: The Need for an Ethics in Biotechnology'

Über Autor(innen)

Patricia Stapleton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA

Andrew Byers, Duke University, USA

Evie Kendal, Monash University, Australia

Rasmus R. Simonsen, Western University, Canada

Arpita Das, Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women, Malaysia

Elena L. Cohen, New York City Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, USA, Graduate Center of the City of New York, USA

Selena Middleton, McMaster University, Canada

Cameron Barrows, St John's College, USA