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“Death is a disease”: Cryopreservation, neoliberalism, and temporal commodification in the U.S.
- Author(s):
- Taylor R. Genovese (see profile)
- Date:
- 2018
- Group(s):
- Cultural Studies, Political Philosophy & Theory, Religious Studies, Science and Technology Studies (STS), Science Studies and the History of Science
- Subject(s):
- Science--Study and teaching, Technology--Study and teaching, Death, Political science, Anthropology
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Science and technology studies (STS), Political theory, Culture and bodies
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/bhmx-qc10
- Abstract:
- In this article, I will be focusing specifically on cryopreservation and two of the American biotechnomedical tenets introduced by Robbie Davis-Floyd and Gloria St. John in their technocratic model of medicine: the “body as machine” and “death as defeat.” These axioms are embraced by both the biotechnomedical establishment as well as the cryopreservation communities when they discuss the future of humankind. In particular, I will be focusing on the political economy of cryopreservation as an embodiment of American neoliberalism—as well as a Durkheimian death ritual—in the twenty-first century. Finally, I will theorize on a future populated by human beings from “the past” and the implications and consequences that may be caused by con- temporary humans experiencing a temporal shift from traveling in deep time vis-à-vis cryopreservation.
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- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 4 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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