164. Closer Look: Haraway, Cyborg Manifesto (extended)

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The episode explores Donna Haraway's 'A Cyborg Manifesto' and its implications for technology, feminism, and identity in modern society.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Hello Overthinkers! In honor of it almost being spring we will be offering paid subscriptions 20% off until March 20th! Redeem here :) Is the way we interact with technology moving us towards a cyborg future? In episode 164 of Overthink, Ellie and David take a closer look at Donna Haraway’s seminal essay, “A Cyborg Manifesto,” in which Haraway critiques the increasing technologization of everyday life and questions what it means to be a feminist and a socialist in the age of informatics and cybernetics. They discuss her critique of identity politics, her notion of the “homework economy,” the increase of miniaturization in technology, and her appeal to pleasure and responsibility. Why should we discard the assumption that technology has deepened mind-body dualism? And what might the theory of the cyborg look like in light of the rise of generative AI? In the Substack bonus segment, your hosts discuss how the cyborg can be found in popular media like Severance and Crimes of the Future, and how the cyborg differs to Frankenstein’s monster. Works Discussed: Donna Haraway, “A Cyborg Manifesto” Dave…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ellie, David

Topics covered

• cyborg theory
• technology and society
• feminism
• identity politics
• informatic age
• generative AI
• homework economy

Keywords

• cyborg
• Haraway
• technology
• feminism
• identity politics
• generative AI
• homework economy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Cyborg Manifesto, Posthuman Creativity: Unveiling Cyborg Subjectivity Through ChatGPT, Severance, Crimes of the Future

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