Cyborg by Laura Forlano - ISBN: 9780262547550
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Technology, power, and bodies converge: are we all cyborgs now?

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    224 pages

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    12 March 2024

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Summary

A concise introduction to cyborg theory that examines the way in which technology is situated, political, and embodied.

This introduction to cyborg theory provides a critical vantage point for analyzing the claims around emerging technologies like automation, robots, and AI. Cyborg analyzes and reframes popular and scholarly conversations about cyborgs from the perspective of feminist cyborg theory. Drawing on their combined decades of training, teaching, and research in the …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262547550
ISBN-10:0262547554
Author:Laura Forlano, Danya Glabau
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:12 March 2024
Weight:184g
Dimensions:25mm x 178mm x 128mm
Series:The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
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Critics Review

“An excellent introduction to the subject and a foundational text for their notion of ‘critical cyborg literacy.’”
Urgent Futures

About The Author

Laura Forlano

Laura Forlano is Professor in the College of Arts, Media and Design at Northeastern University. She is a coeditor of three books: digitalSTS, Bauhaus Futures, and From Social Butterfly to Engaged Citizen (MIT Press).

Danya Glabau is Industry Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology, Culture and Society at the Tandon School of Engineering at New York University. She is the author of Food Allergy Advocacy: Parenting and the Politics of Care.

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