Laboring bodies and the quantified self:

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 not...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Reichardt, Ulfried 1956- (HerausgeberIn), Schober, Regina 1980- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Bielefeld transcript [2020]
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Schriftenreihe:American culture studies volume 27
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839449219?locatt=mode:legacy
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839449219?locatt=mode:legacy
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839449219?locatt=mode:legacy
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839449219?locatt=mode:legacy
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839449219?locatt=mode:legacy
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839449219?locatt=mode:legacy
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839449219?locatt=mode:legacy
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839449219?locatt=mode:legacy
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839449219
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839449219?locatt=mode:legacy
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839449219
Zusammenfassung: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
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (243 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9783839449219
DOI:10.14361/9783839449219