Engineers of the Self: Technology, Policy and the Body in the Production of One's Appearance
The human body has become an accessory for the making of one’s particular character. Some approaches go further than others : invention of other “genders” in “trans” movement. These practices are voluntary means of self-production, of crafting one’s personal identity, and testify to social representations where individual become bio-engineer of their bodies like craftspeople, in a process of carefully managing their appearance.