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Fusions of the feminine and technology : exploring the cyborg as subversive tool for feminist reconstructions of identity
Thesis (MA (English))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.
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2008
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| author | Volschenk, Jacolien |
| author2 | Goodman, Ralph |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/2013 Fusions of the feminine and technology : exploring the cyborg as subversive tool for feminist reconstructions of identity Volschenk, Jacolien Goodman, Ralph University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of English. Cyberfeminism Subversion Dissertations -- English literature Theses -- English literature Feminist fiction Cyborgs in literature Feminine identity Thesis (MA (English))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. In this dissertation the dominant metaphor for the fusion between the feminine and technology, the cyborg, will be examined through various texts to assess the value the cyborg has for feminism as a tool to exposes the constructedness of boundaries of identity and gender, thereby enabling a reconstruction of a new feminine identity in a subversive and transgressive space. The main themes which will be addressed are those that often feature in feminist science fiction: reproduction, sexuality, the construction of identity and gender through science, culture and ideology, and the power relations between men and women. Other related concepts which will be dealt with are language, self and Other, representation and perspective. Feminist science fiction and theory attempt to destabilise conventional boundaries concerned with gender and identity and the texts which this dissertation deals with are all, to varying degrees, concerned with this destabilisation, each offering a unique perspective on feminine identity and the attempted transformation of current gender categories which will be explored in detailed analysis. Masters 2008-10-18T19:11:16Z 2010-06-01T08:38:49Z 2008-10-18T19:11:16Z 2010-06-01T08:38:49Z 2009-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2013 University of Stellenbosch application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Cyberfeminism Subversion Dissertations -- English literature Theses -- English literature Feminist fiction Cyborgs in literature Feminine identity Volschenk, Jacolien Fusions of the feminine and technology : exploring the cyborg as subversive tool for feminist reconstructions of identity |
| title | Fusions of the feminine and technology : exploring the cyborg as subversive tool for feminist reconstructions of identity |
| title_full | Fusions of the feminine and technology : exploring the cyborg as subversive tool for feminist reconstructions of identity |
| title_fullStr | Fusions of the feminine and technology : exploring the cyborg as subversive tool for feminist reconstructions of identity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fusions of the feminine and technology : exploring the cyborg as subversive tool for feminist reconstructions of identity |
| title_short | Fusions of the feminine and technology : exploring the cyborg as subversive tool for feminist reconstructions of identity |
| title_sort | fusions of the feminine and technology exploring the cyborg as subversive tool for feminist reconstructions of identity |
| topic | Cyberfeminism Subversion Dissertations -- English literature Theses -- English literature Feminist fiction Cyborgs in literature Feminine identity |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2013 |
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