Cybersexualities: A Reader in Feminist Theory, Cyborgs and Cyberspace / Edition 1

by Jenny Wolmark

Overview

Cyberspace, the cyborg and cyberpunk have given feminists new imaginative possibilities for thinking about embodiment and identity in relation to technology. This is the first anthology of the key essays on these potent metaphors. Divided into three sections (Technology, Embodiment and Cyberspace; Cybersubjects: Cyborgs and Cyberpunks; Cyborg Futures), the book addresses different aspects of the human-technology interface. The extensive introduction surveys the ways cyborg and cyberspace metaphors have been used in relation to current critical theory and indicates the context for the specific essays. This is an invaluable guide for students studying any aspects of contemporary theory and culture.* Brings together in a unique collection the work of key authors in feminist and cyber theory* Demonstrates the wide range of contemporary critical work* Challenges constructions of gender, race and class* An extensive introduction surveys the ways cyborg and cyberspace metaphors have been used in relation to current critical theory* Brief section introductions indicate the context for the specific essays

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780748611171
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Publication date:	07/21/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	6.77(w) x 9.61(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jenny Wolmark is head of theoretical studies, Hull School of Art and Design.

Editorial Reviews

Generous and stimulating collection ... of interest to researchers and teachers in a variety of cognate areas ... an excellent introduction to the tangle of questions and issues raised by contemporary technoculture's theoretical constructions of nature, science, subjectivity, bodies and genders ... a complex and wide-ranging exploration of existing techno-representations.

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