In an era of accelerating technology and increasing complexity, how
should we reimagine the emancipatory potential of feminism? How should
gender politics be reconfigured in a world being transformed by
automation, globalization and the digital revolution? These questions
are addressed in this bold new book by Helen Hester, a founding member
of the 'Laboria Cuboniks' collective that developed the acclaimed
manifesto 'Xenofeminism: A Politics for Alienation'. Hester develops a
three-part definition of xenofeminism grounded in the ideas of
technomaterialism, anti-naturalism, and gender abolitionism. She
elaborates these ideas in relation to assistive reproductive
technologies and interrogates the relationship between reproduction
and futurity, while steering clear of a problematic anti-natalism.
Finally, she examines what xenofeminist technologies might look like
in practice, using the history of one specific device to argue for a
future-oriented gender politics that can facilitate alternative models
of reproduction. Challenging and iconoclastic, this visionary book is
the essential guide to one of the most exciting intellectual trends in
contemporary feminism.
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ISBN
9781509520664
Publisert
2018
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Polity
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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