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Author: Joanna Zylinska (Department of Media and Communications)
Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
Imprint: MIT Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.476kg
ISBN: 9780262240567
ISBN 10: 0262240564
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 01 May 2009
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Should we respect a carrot? This and many other thought-provoking questions are asked by Joanna Zylinska in this radical attempt at constructing a new ethics of life. Drawing from Foucault and Agamben's notion of biopolitics, Zylinska examines such timely issues as the role of narcissism in blogging, the parallels between extreme makeover shows and concentration camps, and the rebranding of biology that resulted from spinning DNA as 'the secret of life.' Zylinska's extraordinary viewpoint challenges us to rethink what we mean by life, and how we might choose to respond to it. --Chris Bateman, game Designer, philosopher, and author
""Should we respect a carrot? This and many other thought-provoking questions are asked by Joanna Zylinska in this radical attempt at constructing a new ethics of life. Drawing from Foucault and Agamben's notion of biopolitics, Zylinska examines such timely issues as the role of narcissism in blogging, the parallels between extreme makeover shows and concentration camps, and the rebranding of biology that resulted from spinning DNA as 'the secret of life.' Zylinska's extraordinary viewpoint challenges us to rethink what we mean by life, and how we might choose to respond to it."" --Chris Bateman, game Designer, philosopher, and author ""Zylinska's profound and vibrant criticism of the often unreflective and managerial culture of bio-ethics is as intelligent as it is timely. Working from a deeply philosophical insight into theories of life, Zylinska develops her important work on ethics in the age of new media to provide a stunning intervention into this lively field of inquiry. Although this book is essential reading for anyone working in bioethics, applied ethics, and new media, it is also illuminating and engaging for anyone interested in theory and cultural studies. This will prove to be a landmark text in its capacity to be informed by philosophy while remaining attentive to popular debates and discourses."" --Claire Colebrook, Department of English Literature, University of Edinburgh
Author Information
Joanna Zylinska is Professor of New Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is the author of Bioethics in the Age of New Media and the coauthor (with Sarah Kember) of Life After New Media: Mediation as a Vital Process, both published by the MIT Press.
