Cyborg:
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a fictional or hypothetical person whose physical abilities are extended beyond normal human limitations by mechanical elements built into the body.
In “The Cyborg Manifesto,” author Donna Haraway proposes advances in feminism in the technological age. Written in 1991, the manifesto serves as both an early introduction to the ways in which technology affected earlier forms of feminism and a prediction of the socioeconomic future in relation to gender, including “the homework economy.”
Beginning with an introduction to basic feminist concepts addressed by Donna, I will later address the main ideas of the manifesto and question if Haraway’s predictions held true. I can also discuss this reading in relation to postmodernism and posthumanism, if desired.
Link to article (pre-reading not required):
www.egs.edu/faculty/donna-haraway/articles/donna-haraway-a-cyborg-manifesto/
