“Why do we keep falling in love with cyborgs?” — Interestign poste by Newitz over on i09
Annalee Newitz has posted a piece over on i09 about why we humans love (both Biblically and Platonically) cyborgs. Here’s the link: http://io9.com/5648537/why-do-we-keep-falling-in-love-with-cyborgs Most of it is really good. I particularly appreciate her complication of the “natural human” vs. “synthetic…
![This robot is SO not a dick in drag, Part 3: Lady Gaga](https://www.its-her-factory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lady-gaga-lachapelle-1-406x540-150x150.jpg)
This robot is SO not a dick in drag, Part 3: Lady Gaga
So, Madonna chooses humanism, whereas Beyonce chooses Afrofuturist posthumanism. In this post, I’ll discuss Gaga’s post-goth sometimes posthuman-ism. Gaga chooses the robot, sometimes. For example, in this David LaChapelle photo, her “Paparazzi” costume clearly references Lang’s robo-Maria (note too the…
Robots, Cyborgs, and the Master/Slave Dialectic
So over on his blog, my partner Christian, who is an artist, has been thinking about the difference between the practice of robot-making and the practice of making cyborg prosthetic devices. Here’s the link to his post, but I”ll reproduce…
“The Conjectural Body:Gender, Race, and the Philosophy of Music” excerpt WITH lyrics
My book, The Conjectural Body: Gender, Race, and the Philosophy of Music, is being released this month by Rowman & Littlefield. Due to some permissions issues, I was not allowed to print lyrics to “Swagga Like Us” in the book….
This robot is SO not a dick in drag part 2: Beyonce
So, when Madonna is presented with the choice “human or posthuman”?, she clearly chooses humanism (and reproductive futurity). Beyonce, on the other hand, always chooses the posthuman (and a futurity that is not necessarily “reproductive” in the way hetero-whiteness wants…
My first TV interview!(??!!)
So, the local cable news channel interviewed me today about the idea that listening to violent music can cause someone to murder cops: http://charlotte.news14.com/content/top_stories/630138/trial-brings-up-debate-over-music-s-influence-on-behavior The short version is: The idea that “the gangsta rap made me do it” rests on…
!["Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic," or, paging Jana Sterbak](https://www.its-her-factory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Vogue-Hommes-Japan-Meat-150x150.jpg)
“Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic,” or, paging Jana Sterbak
So, Gaga’s new cover for Vogue Japan is making the rounds on teh internets today: Interestingly, nobody is mentioning that it’s basically a take on Jana Sterbak’s relatively famous and important piece of feminist art, “Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an…
![Janel Monae vs. Shephard Fairey](https://www.its-her-factory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Janelle-Monae-Cold-War-150x150.jpg)
Janel Monae vs. Shephard Fairey
As promised, here is an excerpt from a work in progress where I read Monae as critiquing Shephard Fairey’s appropriation/use of images of radicalized non-Western women of color. First, let’s put some images in play. They are, in this order:…
Janel Monae vs. Madonna/Beyonce/Gaga
So, commenter Andrew asked why I wasn’t including Janel Monae in my series on Afrofuturism. There are a few reasons, including: 1. She’s not a “pop diva”–i.e., she’s a critical darling, yes, but she’s neither a multiplatinum-selling nor an arena-filling…
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