RTA 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Donna Haraway, 21St Century Media, Technoscience
Document Summary
In new modes of media creation, quality and quantity of messages are both important factors in communicating with an audience. From the 1970"s onwards, computers and networking changed the methods of communication and creation. Haraway introduced the metaphor of a cyborg - a technologically altered human. This concept became important in both feminist and critical theory. Haraway was preoccupied with the idea of post-human politics. Haraway emphasized a shift from the commodity culture of the late 20th century to a. Technoscience culture with a focus on immaterial wealth and ideas. Central dogma, one truth as represented by the few creators of media. Pluralism, many different truths as represented by the many creators of media. Narrative created by bourgeoisie, capitalism values determine stories told. Narrative of science fiction, technoscience values determine stories told. In this age, anything that can communicate becomes a medium, including nanotechnologies, biotechnologies, hack (standard-breaking) technologies and interconnected technologies.
