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Free genome. Personal genome sharing between value production and subjectivization processes
Journal Title: SOCIOLOGIA DEL LAVORO  
Author/s: Mauro Turrini, Mattia Gallo 
Year:  2017 Issue: 145 Language: Italian 
Pages:  17 Pg. 202-218 FullText PDF:  124 KB
DOI:  10.3280/SL2017-145012
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This paper aims to contribute to the debate on free labour by analysing the valorisation and subjectification processes implied in the practice of personal genomic data. The circulation and sharing of genomic data by individual users is here designed as a free and voluntary activity halfway between clinical labour and digital labour. The empirical material presented focus on the organizational and epistemological arrangements of these projects, on their proprietary statutes and methods of user participation.
Keywords: Free labour, clinical labour, sharing economy, personal genomics

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Mauro Turrini, Mattia Gallo, Free genome. Personal genome sharing between value production and subjectivization processes in "SOCIOLOGIA DEL LAVORO " 145/2017, pp. 202-218, DOI:10.3280/SL2017-145012

   

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