| Laboring Bodies and the Quantified Self Contributor(s): Reichardt, Ulfried (Editor), Schober, Regina (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3837649210 ISBN-13: 9783837649215 Publisher: Transcript Publishing OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6" W x 9" (0.74 lbs) 220 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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, office work, and production 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. |