Overview

This book explores the relationships between humans, chickens, and environments in the context of protein production. The history of these relationships reveals them to be increasingly technological, which results in humans becoming more responsible for those animals and their environments. Understanding this development through the configuration of various kinds of protein machines is key to confronting the kinds of future we wish to promote, and the characteristics of the present we wish to sustain. The book is organized around narratives that explore the concept of the protein machine, with a particular focus on the development of the chicken as it has moved from the field to the factory to the laboratory. These transformations are interconnected, and culminate in efforts to cultivate meat without the animal. Our ultimate goal will be to ask what kind of future does this technology envision, and what roles do humans and animals play in it?

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Author:   Wyatt Galusky
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   0.355kg
ISBN:  

9783031087165

ISBN 10:   303108716
Pages:   156
Publication Date:   19 July 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. An Introduction: Protein Machines with Flaws.Two Contests/Two Chickens.The Science of Speculation: Two Futures.Bibliography.2. A Chicken, Part I.Configuring “Tomorrow” (The Factory).Creating a Protein Machine….…with Flaws.Bibliography.3. An Interval: A Chicken, Ramona.4. A Chicken, Part II.Configuring Tomorrow (The Laboratory).Creating a Protein Machine….…with Flaws?.Bibliography.5. A Future, Part I.A Century of Science Fact and Fiction.Bibliography.6. Another Interval: A Fox, Two Chickens.7: A Future, Part II.Thinking Through Technology.The Future as a Collective Project.Technological Change.Technologies and/as Responsibilities.The Future as a Laboratory.Bibliography.8. A Conclusion: Protein Machines, the Human Kind.We Have Changed.We Will Change.We Can Change.Bibliography.Index.

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Wyatt Galusky is Professor of Humanities, and the Coordinator of the Science, Technology, & Society program, at SUNY Morrisville. His research interests include animals in agriculture and public engagement with science and technology.

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