Group 5, week 4

"A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Freminist in the Late Twentieth Century"

In our group we had a discussion about a quote at the end of the author’s text, “I would rather be a cyborg than a goddess”. (Haraway, p.28) The Cyborg is the preferred being of the writer because he is evolved. She means it in the sense that he is smart, cultured, and aware. The cyborg is a conscious being. He is aware of different groups of people, and cultures.

A “goddess” to her (In our view point), seems to be a made-up theme, a stereotyped organic role. Haraway may rather be a “cutting edge” character than being a stereotypical organic role.