Abstract
This chapter examines the dispersed power relations and cultural-technical alliances that characterize the geneticization of contemporary science and social life. Illustrated with examples from our multi-site fieldwork on genetic knowledge production, our analysis draws on insights from science studies, feminist scholarship and queer theory, disability studies, and ongoing discussions of emergent forms of citizenship. Within a technically mediated public sphere, identities and alliances are transformed, calling into question the distinction between the subjects and objects of scientific inquiry.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | A Companion to the Anthropology of Politics |
Publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
Pages | 152-167 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780631229728 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 17 2008 |
Keywords
- Bioinformatics
- Feminist science
- Genetic citizenship
- Human differences
- Social analysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences