Risky Bodies & Techno-Intimacy

Reflections on Sexuality, Media, Science, Finance

Nonfiction, History, Asian, India, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&
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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.

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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.

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