Editing the soul : science and fiction in the genome age / Everett Hamner.

"An interdisciplinary exploration of how genetic engineering is transforming our narratives about the core of human personhood, and how those narratives are shaping official policies"--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author: Hamner, Everett, 1975- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017]
Series:AnthropoScene.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : regenesis
  • Genetics as science, ideology, and fiction
  • The evolution of genetic fantasy
  • The cultural determinism of genetic realism
  • Serpent women, prophets, and satire in genetic metafiction
  • The predisposed agency of genetics and fiction
  • Coda : arrival.