Biotechnology, Education and Life Politics: Debating genetic futures from school to society

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Pádraig Murphy (Dublin City University, Ireland)

Biotechnology, Education and Life Politics

Debating genetic futures from school to society

Pádraig Murphy (Dublin City University, Ireland)

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Routledge
09 January 2017

Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments; Philosophy & theory of education; Genetics (non-medical); Genetic engineering

Series: Routledge Research in Education

"What should individuals and society do when genetic screening becomes widely available and with its impact on current and future generations still uncertain? How can our education systems around the world respond to these developments?

Reproductive and genetic technologies (RGTs) are increasingly controversial and political. We are entering an era where we can design future humans, firstly, by genetic screening of ""undesirable"" traits or indeed embryos, but perhaps later by more radical genetic engineering. This has a profound effect on what we see as normal, acceptable and responsible.

This book argues that these urgent and biopolitical issues should be central to how biology is taught as a subject. Debate about life itself has always been at the forefront of connected molecular, genetic and social/personal identity levels, and each of these levels requires processes of communication and debate, what Anthony Giddens called in passing life politics. In this book Pádraig Murphy opens the term up, with examples from field research in schools, student responses to educational films exploring the future of RGTs, and science studies of strategic biotechnology and the lab practices of genetic screening. Life political debate is thoroughly examined and is identified as a way of connecting mainstream education of biology with future generations.

Biotechnology, Education and Life Politics will appeal to post-graduates and academics involved with science education, science communication, communication studies and the sociology of education."

By: Pádraig Murphy (Dublin City University Ireland)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138637405
ISBN 10: 1138637408
Series: Routledge Research in Education
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 09 January 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction: Biopolitical Control and the Possibilities for Life Political Education 2. Biopolitics and State in Education 3. Biopinion 4. Future Scripts and Present Bodies 5. The Bíos in Education 6. ‘Political’ Science and Framing: an Education from Media 7. Nine Genetic Futures 8. Life Politics

Pádraig Murphy is Lecturer in Communications and Chair of the MSc in Science Communication programme at Dublin City University, Ireland. His teaching and research interests include science communication, science and technology studies, and emerging technologies, biopolitics and media in education.