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How do we age the way we do?
Drawing on Science and Technology Studies, age studies and feminist posthumanism, this book challenges the idea that ageing is merely a biological fact and problematizes dominant socio-technical imaginaries of ageing. It explores how ageing is socially, materially and technologically accomplished through technoscientific practices, processes, and interventions.
Examining the pervasive influence of ageism and the overarching imperative to “age well,” the book identifies and analyses five modes through which ageing is imagined and governed: classification, quantification, biocommodification, cyborgization and virtualization. Together, these modes reveal how ageing bodies and their futures are transformed in contemporary Western societies.
'Anchored around key concepts, Cozza creatively rethinks the complex processes that are transforming our ageing bodies and experiences.' Tiago Moreira, Professor of Sociology, Durham University - UK
'Cozza’s sharp analysis of ageing as a technoscientific accomplishment provides hope, reminding us that we do not age alone.' Sally Wyatt, Professor Emerita, Maastricht University - Netherlands
'Addressing the technoscientific challenges facing ageing today Cozza brilliantly untangles key movements in thought and practice to illuminate pathways ahead.' Stephen Katz, Professor Emeritus, Trent University - Canada
'In this intriguing book, the author shows how ageing bodies and technologies come together in often unexpected ways.' Deborah Lupton, SHARP Professor, University of New South Wales - Australia
Introduction
1. Imperatives
2. Classification
3. Quantification
4. Biocommodification
5. Cyborgization
6. Virtualization
Conclusion