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Laboring Bodies and the Quantified Self

Laboring Bodies and the Quantified Self

Reichardt, Ulfried
Schober, Regina

Paperback

Series: American Culture Studies

Public HealthLiterary CriticismGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 3837649210
ISBN13: 9783837649215
Publisher: Transcript Publishing
Published: Sep 15 2020
Pages: 220
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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.

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