The Body as an Artifact: Medical Technologies, Anatomy-Policies and Resistance
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In this article, the thesis that there is an important change of direction in anatomy-politics bio-power of the end of XX century and beginning of XXI century is defended. This change of direction refers to the apÂpearance of different cultural trends, which embodies the human body as an artifact that may be used to show resistance to power. For this, these trends use medical technologies as a means to design the agreement body with a specific intention which allows complying certain previously selected function by whom it identifies such a body as his/her own.
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Escobar Ortiz, J. M. (2015). The Body as an Artifact: Medical Technologies, Anatomy-Policies and Resistance. Ciencias Sociales Y Educación, 4(7), 145-157. https://revistas.udem.edu.co/index.php/Ciencias_Sociales/article/view/1568