Steinberg, Deborah Lynn,

Genes and the bioimaginary : science, spectacle, culture / spine title : Genes and the bioimaginary. Deborah Lynn Steinberg, University of Warwick, UK. - viii, 191 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Languages of risk : genetic encryptions of the female body -- Metaphor, materiality and the gene -- Genes and the (post)racial imaginary -- Monster X : on gays, genes, mothers, and mad scientists -- Trace : on genes and grime -- Beggars and choosers : genes and the neoliberal subject -- Seeking the Jew's gene : science, spectacle and redemption -- Between biology and culture -- what is'real' about genes?

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Human genetics--Social aspects.
Genetic Phenomena.
Imagination.
Gender identity.
Race relations.