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.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/2013 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Volschenk, Jacolien |
| Contributors | Goodman, Ralph, University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of English. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Stellenbosch |
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