Table K: Unfollow & Dislike "Health platforms and feminist networks" As the posthuman body historically maps into the virtual space, encompassing both networked participation and measurements. Most of the time it is not clear how this quantification relates to what could be called the « normal » human being, leaving little room for contextual and personal narrative construction. Marie Flanagan has formulated a critique of ‘Digibodies’, expressing that they are constructed on a fixed, archaic social structure (Flanagan 2003), and I will argue that in very much the same way, self quantification idealises participation in health procedures and reproduces inherent social constrictions. Indeed This quest for a holistic representation of body realm through digital measurement is inscribed in a medical history that has been tearing down personal knowledge and social support, the current notion of participation, promotes community support. As empowerment of the patient can be traced to social revolution, concomitant to the rise of feminist discourse that brought the Civil Rights movement to the entire doctor­-patient relationship. + INFO: www.gredits.org/interfacepolitics/en/health-plataforms-and-feminist-networks-3/

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