Afrofuturism and the DNA of Biopolitics in the Black Public Sphere
This article explores the relationship of Afrofuturism to the intersection of race, religion and biopolitics within the Black public sphere. The article examines representations of emerging genomic technology in the film District 9 and the ethical questions regarding DNA surveillance and DNA phenoty...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2016]
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Black theology
Anno: 2016, Volume: 14, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 53-68 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | CD Cristianesimo; cultura KBN Africa subsahariana NBE Antropologia NCD Etica politica NCJ Etica della scienza |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Afrofuturism
B DNA B Biopolitics B District 9 B Eschatology B Science Fiction |
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| Riepilogo: | This article explores the relationship of Afrofuturism to the intersection of race, religion and biopolitics within the Black public sphere. The article examines representations of emerging genomic technology in the film District 9 and the ethical questions regarding DNA surveillance and DNA phenotyping. These technologies are central to an emerging biopolitics that actively constructs a future racial order based upon the lasting inequalities of slavery and the biological assumptions about race that rationalized it. In addition, the article argues that these concerns are eschatological. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1670 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Black theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14769948.2015.1131505 |
