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Laboring Bodies and the Quantified Self
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Artikel-Nr:
9783837649215
Veröffentl:
2020
Seiten:
246
Autor:
Ulfried Reichardt
Gewicht:
386 g
Format:
229x156x17 mm
Serie:
27, American Culture Studies
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Reichardt, UlfriedUlfried Reichardt (Prof. Dr.), born in 1956, teaches American literature and culture at the University of Mannheim. He was principal investigator of the research project »Probing the Limits of the Quantified Self« as well as founder and speaker of the graduate school »Formations of the Global«. His research also focuses on American philosophy and music as well as the uses of time in literature.
The body has become central to practices of self-tracking. By focusing on the relations between quantification, the body, and labor, this volume sheds light on the ways in which discourses on data collection and versions of the 'corporate self' are instrumental in redefining concepts of labor, including notions of immaterial and free labor in an increasingly virtual work environment. The contributions explore the functions of quantification in conceptualizing the body as a laboring body and examine how quantification contributes to disciplining the body. By doing so, they also inquire how practices of self-tracking, self-monitoring, and self-optimization have evolved historically.
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