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Cyborg or Goddess?

Donna Haraway:. Cyborg or Goddess?. Edited by: Dr. Kay Picart and Donna Gallagher Based on a presentation by: Jay M. Gipson-King & Katheryn Wright Gender, Authority, and the Politics of Representation in Science & Art July 20, 2004. Key Terms: Cyborg Traditional & SF.

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Cyborg or Goddess?

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  1. Donna Haraway: Cyborgor Goddess? Edited by: Dr. Kay Picart and Donna Gallagher Based on a presentation by: Jay M. Gipson-King & Katheryn Wright Gender, Authority, and the Politics of Representation in Science & Art July 20, 2004

  2. Key Terms: CyborgTraditional & SF What are the traditional and science ficition definitions of “Cyborg”?

  3. Game time!Find that Cyborg!

  4. Haraway’s Cyborg #1Cyborg as Hunter Describe Haraway’s concept of Cyborg as hunter:

  5. Haraway’s Cyborg #2Cyborg as metaphor Describe Haraway’s concept of Cyborg as metaphor:

  6. #1: Cyborg as Hunter #2:Cyborg as Metaphor

  7. 3 Crucial Breakdowns What are the 3 crucial breakdowns of Cyborg?

  8. Cyborg as hybrid Describe Haraway’s concept of Cyborg as hybrid:

  9. What about identity politics? What is Haraway’s identity politics? How do we make the jump to the cyborg?

  10. Informatics of Domination • What would the politics that embraces fractured identities and complex networks of connections look like? • What are ‘Informatics of Domination’ networks?

  11. Informatics of domination…a little game • What terms in the blank replace the old dichotomies found in traditional hierarchical systems… • For example… • When I say representation, you say simulation! • Heat becomes ______. • Reproduction changes to _______. • Biological determinism becomes _______. • Racial chain of being transforms into ________. • Public/private to _________. • Nature/ culture becomes _________. • Sex changes to _________. • Mind becomes ____________. • White capitalist patriarchy transforms into ______.

  12. Homework Economy • What is Homework Economy?

  13. Homework economy (2) What does a ‘homework economy’ look like?

  14. The integrated Circuit • What is the literal definition of the integrated circuit? • According to Rachel Grossman? • As a metaphor?

  15. Cyborg identity: 3 main points What are the 3 main points of cyborg identity?

  16. Cyborg orGoddess? • What is Haraway’s overall definition of the term, “cyborg”? • What are the connotations of the term, “a goddess”? • What are the connotations of the term, “the Goddess”? • What, then, is Haraway’s choice?

  17. Discussion Questions • Which would you rather be, a cyborg or a goddess? • Do you think Haraway’s call for cyborg imagery works on a practical level, or is it merely a “beautiful idea”? • How does Haraway critique other forms of feminism?

  18. Discussion questions • In light of our readings in hooks and Schiebinger, how does Haraway handle the issue of race? Can cyborg imagery apply to groups other than white, middle-class women? • Do gender-bending characters like Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch or Rocky from The Rocky Horror Picture Show relate to Haraway’s cyborg? • Where does art fit into this analysis? What role does it play in the constitution of the cyborg, or does it?

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