De-Sequencing

Identity Work with Genes

Dana Mahr, Martina von Arx

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English

Springer Verlag, Singapore
08 December 2020

Society & culture: general; Cultural studies; Medical sociology; Genetics (non-medical); Medical anthropology

Series: Health, Technology and Society

Are you your genes? De-Sequencing: Identity Work with Genes explores this perplexing question, showing how different forms of knowledge must be contextualized to become meaningful. It is generally assumed that the genomic sequence adds up to the identity-forming material life is made of. Yet identity cannot itself adopt the form of a sequence. As the authors in this volume show, the genome must be ‘de-sequenced’ by human language to render it interpretable and meaningful in a social context. The book unpacks this type of ‘sequence-speech’ in engaging detail, adopting a personal, social, cultural, and bio-political approach to examine the transformation of human identity and reflexivity in the era of genetic citizenship.

Edited by: Dana Mahr, Martina von Arx
Imprint: Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of Publication: Singapore
Edition: 2020 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9789811577277
ISBN 10: 9811577277
Series: Health, Technology and Society
Pages: 181
Publication Date: 08 December 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Dana Mahr is senior researcher and lecturer at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Her research centers on how we make sense out of science, technology, and medicine from a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. Martina von Arx, M.A. is a PhD candidate at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She explores how health professionals and patients experience digital technologies as part of the current developments of personalized health in Switzerland.