Narrating The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Transhumanism and Critical Posthumanismin Catherine Lacey’s The Answers

Recent scientific break throughs under the wing of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, particularly in the realm of biotechnology, have prompted an integral redefinition of the human, looking tow ardthe posthuman state. Stances on this question range from the trans humanists’ advocacy of over coming b...

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Autor: Abizanda Cardona, María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
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Palabra clave:Fourth Industrial Revolution
Transhumanism
Critical posthumanism
Embodiment
Speculative fiction
Feminism
Cuarta Revolución Industrial
Transhumanismo
Posthumanismo crítico
Corporeidad
Ficción especulativa
Feminismo
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spelling Narrating The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Transhumanism and Critical Posthumanismin Catherine Lacey’s The AnswersAbizanda Cardona, MaríaFourth Industrial RevolutionTranshumanismCritical posthumanismEmbodimentSpeculative fictionFeminismCuarta Revolución IndustrialTranshumanismoPosthumanismo críticoCorporeidadFicción especulativaFeminismoRecent scientific break throughs under the wing of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, particularly in the realm of biotechnology, have prompted an integral redefinition of the human, looking tow ardthe posthuman state. Stances on this question range from the trans humanists’ advocacy of over coming biologic al limits, to the inde xing of technoscientific advancementto an antihumanist and postanthropocentric project championed by critical posthumanism.These debates have been translated into speculative fiction works such asCatherine Lacey’ The Answers (2017). This novelrevolves around the Girlfriend Exper iment, a state-of-the-art research project aimed at tak ing the next step inouremotional evolution by eliminating the need for romantic relationships, bankrolled by a film industrymogul. This paper analyses the representation of human enhancement in the novel, arguing that the depiction of the material consequences of the experimentupon its research subjects amounts to a rejectionof the unrestricteddevelopment of technology along trans humanist and neoliber al tenets. In this, The Answers offersa critical take on the Fourth Industrial Revolution aligned with the principles of critical posthumanism.Los avances científicos al amparo de la Cuarta Revolución Industrial, sobre todo en el campo de la biotecnología, han impulsado una redefinición integral de la humanidad, con la mirad a puesta en lo posthumano. Existen diferentes posturas sobre esta cuestión, yendo desdela apuesta por dejar atrás nuestros límites biológicos del pensamiento transhumanista, hasta la apuesta antihumanista y postantropocentristadel posthumanismo crítico. Estos debates se han trasladado a obras deficción especulativa como Las respuestas(2017), una novela de Catherine Lacey. Ésta narra el “Experimento Novia”, un proyecto de vanguardia financiado por un magnate del cine, que busca dar un paso adelante en nuestra evolución emocional eliminando la necesidad de establecer relaciones románticas. Este artículo analiza la representación del perfeccionamiento humano en la novela, argumentando que el retrato de las consecuencias materiales de este experimento sobre sus sujetos de investigación supone un rechazo del desarrollo tecnológico de acuerdo con el pensamiento transhumanista y neoliberal. En este sentido, Las respuestas ofrece una visión crítica de la Cuarta Revolución Industrial en sintonía con el posthumanismo crítico.Universidad de Sevilla2022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/151436https://doi.org/10.12795/REN.2022.i26.10reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésEstudios Norteamericanos, 26, 175-196.http://dx.doi.org/10.12795/REN.2022.i26.10info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1514362026-06-17T12:51:07Z
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title Narrating The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Transhumanism and Critical Posthumanismin Catherine Lacey’s The Answers
spellingShingle Narrating The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Transhumanism and Critical Posthumanismin Catherine Lacey’s The Answers
Abizanda Cardona, María
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Transhumanism
Critical posthumanism
Embodiment
Speculative fiction
Feminism
Cuarta Revolución Industrial
Transhumanismo
Posthumanismo crítico
Corporeidad
Ficción especulativa
Feminismo
title_short Narrating The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Transhumanism and Critical Posthumanismin Catherine Lacey’s The Answers
title_full Narrating The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Transhumanism and Critical Posthumanismin Catherine Lacey’s The Answers
title_fullStr Narrating The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Transhumanism and Critical Posthumanismin Catherine Lacey’s The Answers
title_full_unstemmed Narrating The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Transhumanism and Critical Posthumanismin Catherine Lacey’s The Answers
title_sort Narrating The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Transhumanism and Critical Posthumanismin Catherine Lacey’s The Answers
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Abizanda Cardona, María
author Abizanda Cardona, María
author_facet Abizanda Cardona, María
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Fourth Industrial Revolution
Transhumanism
Critical posthumanism
Embodiment
Speculative fiction
Feminism
Cuarta Revolución Industrial
Transhumanismo
Posthumanismo crítico
Corporeidad
Ficción especulativa
Feminismo
topic Fourth Industrial Revolution
Transhumanism
Critical posthumanism
Embodiment
Speculative fiction
Feminism
Cuarta Revolución Industrial
Transhumanismo
Posthumanismo crítico
Corporeidad
Ficción especulativa
Feminismo
description Recent scientific break throughs under the wing of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, particularly in the realm of biotechnology, have prompted an integral redefinition of the human, looking tow ardthe posthuman state. Stances on this question range from the trans humanists’ advocacy of over coming biologic al limits, to the inde xing of technoscientific advancementto an antihumanist and postanthropocentric project championed by critical posthumanism.These debates have been translated into speculative fiction works such asCatherine Lacey’ The Answers (2017). This novelrevolves around the Girlfriend Exper iment, a state-of-the-art research project aimed at tak ing the next step inouremotional evolution by eliminating the need for romantic relationships, bankrolled by a film industrymogul. This paper analyses the representation of human enhancement in the novel, arguing that the depiction of the material consequences of the experimentupon its research subjects amounts to a rejectionof the unrestricteddevelopment of technology along trans humanist and neoliber al tenets. In this, The Answers offersa critical take on the Fourth Industrial Revolution aligned with the principles of critical posthumanism.
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