The Gendered Cyborg - A Reader (Hardcover)

The Gendered Cyborg explores the relationship between representation, technoscience and gender, through the metaphor of the cyborg. The contributors argue that the figure of the cyborg offers new ways of thinking about the relationship between culture and technology, people and machines, which disrupt the power of science to enforce the categories through which we think about being human: male and female. Taking inspiration from Donna Haraway's groundbreaking Manifesto for Cyborgs, the articles consider how the cyborg has been used in cultural representation from reproductive technology to sci-fi, and question whether the cyborg is as powerful a symbol as is often claimed. The different sections of the reader explore:

* the construction of gender categories through science

* the interraction of technoscience and gender in contemporary science fiction films such as Blade Runner and the Alien series

* debates around modern reproductive technology such as ultrasound scans and IVF, assessing their benefits and constraints for women

* issues relating to artificial intelligence and the internet


eBook available with sample pages: PB:0415220912

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1999
First published:	2000
Editors:	Fiona Hovenden • Linda Janes • Gill Kirkup • Kathryn Woodward
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	348
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-22090-3
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > Impact of computing & IT on society Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-22090-4
Barcode:	9780415220903

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