Pohl, Rebecca
Donna Haraway's A Cyborg Manifesto (The Macat Library)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781912453115
- author:
- Pohl, Rebecca
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Macat International Limited
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 96
- Dimensions:
- 19.7 x 13.3 centimetres (0.12 kg
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Feminism & Feminist Theory,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
An Analysis of Donna Haraway's A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-feminism in the Late Twentieth Century This influential work by Rebecca Pohl explores the groundbreaking ideas of Donna Haraway's A Cyborg Manifesto, a key postmodern text that challenged the intersection of technology and feminist politics. First published in 1985, Haraway's work was a pioneering effort to theorize science and technology from a feminist perspective, using the cyborg metaphor to advocate for a socialist, postmodern, and anti-identitarian politics. Haraway's A Cyborg Manifesto has had a lasting impact on feminist thought, particularly in the fields of postmodern, materialist, and scientific strands. It also anticipates the development of digital humanities and is seen as a precursor to cyberfeminism and posthumanism. This analysis provides a fresh perspective on Haraway's work, shedding light on its significance and influence in the field of feminist theory.