Epigenetics, Responsiveness and Embodiment

In Dana Mahr & Martina von Arx (eds.), De-Sequencing: Identity Work with Genes. Palgrave-Macmillan (2021)
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Abstract

This short paper comments on the connections between epigenetics, responsiveness and embodiment. Epigenetics has solidified a new conception of DNA as “responsive,” and rightfully so. Yet, the discussion too easily falls back to metaphors of agency and can show a tendency to see responsiveness and embodiment as based on epigenetics, which is shown to be wrong.

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Maria Kronfeldner
Central European University

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