"PostHuman Possibilities" in Cyborg Citizen by Chris Hables Gray.
Cyborgrization related to polotics and citizenship:
- No simple left-center-right political stand point of cyborg.
- Totalitarianism might not good to cyborg citizenship.
- Using diverse perspectives to understand cyborgrization.
Cybogrization- Piercing:
- By the reason of beauty, respect or "Primitive” traditional.
- Possibilities of re-interpreting one-self and human’s freedom to take such act.
Subjectivities of posthumanity
- Cyborgrization due to medical reason. Such as Christopher Reeve
- It is about technoscience incorporation into body.
- It is taken place demographically.
Carnival Cyborg
- Technocarnical with permanent consequences.
- Cyborgrization is possibly good or bad.
- Human have became a cyborg system.
The Future is not yet written
- Cyborg politics are about power
- Knowledge is power
- Meanings are constructed
Conclusion:
- Using diverse viewpoints towards cyborgrization might reach greater democracy of human and posthuman possibilities.
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Cherry's assigned reading is relatively abstract and theory based, however she covered most of the key points in the article. During the presentation, She showed well prepared and demonstated a deep understanding of Chris's arguements. Also, I appreciated the imgaes in powerpoint which drew audience attention and related to the topic.
ReplyDeleteAfter my presentation, it is glad that some of the audiences think that the delivering is quite comprehensive of the article .However, due to the time limitation, there were some examples I was not able to illustrate in brief. Also, I should explain the complicated idea in deeper thought. Finally, I hope my presentation could help my classmates to understand posthumanism better.
ReplyDeleteI'm quite appreciated Cherry's work that I think she has tried her best to realize the reading and represent it in a precise way. Some concepts are indeed abstract and difficult but anyway I could understand "posthumanism" better by her presentation.
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