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Bizarre Bio-Citizens and the Future of Medicine. The Works of Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Agi Haines in the context of Speculative Design and Bioethics

Publication date: 31.03.2020

Arts & Cultural Studies Review, 2020, Issue 1 (43), pp. 55 - 69

https://doi.org/10.4467/20843860PK.20.004.11932

Authors

Joanna Jeśman
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4867-1105 Orcid
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Bizarre Bio-Citizens and the Future of Medicine. The Works of Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Agi Haines in the context of Speculative Design and Bioethics

Abstract

The article concerns speculative design in the context of bioethics. The author analyzes and interprets projects by designer Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Age Haines in relation to modern biotechnologies, future scenarios of medicine and machine ethics.

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Information

Information: Arts & Cultural Studies Review, 2020, Issue 1 (43), pp. 55 - 69

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

Bizarre Bio-Citizens and the Future of Medicine. The Works of Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Agi Haines in the context of Speculative Design and Bioethics

English:

Bizarre Bio-Citizens and the Future of Medicine. The Works of Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Agi Haines in the context of Speculative Design and Bioethics

Published at: 31.03.2020

Article status: Open

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Joanna Jeśman (Author) - 100%

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