Risky Bodies & Techno-Intimacy
Reflections on Sexuality, Media, Science, Finance
Nonfiction, History, Asian, India, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&
| Author: | Geeta Patel | ISBN: | 9780295742502 |
| Publisher: | University of Washington Press | Publication: | September 5, 2017 |
| Imprint: | University of Washington Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Geeta Patel |
| ISBN: | 9780295742502 |
| Publisher: | University of Washington Press |
| Publication: | September 5, 2017 |
| Imprint: | University of Washington Press |
| Language: | English |
Risky Bodies and Techno-Intimacy traverses disparate and uncommon routes to explore how people grapple with the radical uncertainties of their lives. In this edgy, evocative journey through myriad interleaved engagements�including the political economies of cinema; the emergent shapes taken by insurance, debt, and mortgages; gender and sexuality; and domesticity and nationalism�Geeta Patel demonstrates how science and technology ground our everyday intimacies. The result is a deeply poetic and philosophical exploration of the intricacies of techno-intimacy, revealing a complicated and absorbing narrative that challenges assumptions underlying our daily living.
Risky Bodies and Techno-Intimacy traverses disparate and uncommon routes to explore how people grapple with the radical uncertainties of their lives. In this edgy, evocative journey through myriad interleaved engagements�including the political economies of cinema; the emergent shapes taken by insurance, debt, and mortgages; gender and sexuality; and domesticity and nationalism�Geeta Patel demonstrates how science and technology ground our everyday intimacies. The result is a deeply poetic and philosophical exploration of the intricacies of techno-intimacy, revealing a complicated and absorbing narrative that challenges assumptions underlying our daily living.
