Bücher von Catherine Waldby

Catherine Waldby trace how the history of the valuing of human oocytes-the reproductive cells specific to women-intersects with the biological and social life of women.

An investigation of the three-dimensional recordings of real human bodies - dissected, photographed and converted into visual data files - by the US National Library of Medicine in Baltimore. The author uses ideas from cultural studies and science studies to contextualize the visible human project.

This study draws on feminist theory, cultural studies, the philosophy of science, and gay and lesbian studies to problematize the factual scientific discourse about AIDS, and interpret it as a political discourse.