Donna Haraway

By madelynngoodmann

  • A Brief Overview of Dr. Haraway's Early Life

    Professor Donna Haraway was born in Denver, Colorado. As a child she was fascinated with biology and viewed it as a simultaneous to the new world (Haraway 2019). She studied zoology and philosophy at the Colorado College. She went on to receive her PhD in biology from Yale university (Haraway 2019). She is prominent for her incorporation of gender and technology in feminist theory. She garnered population for her "Cyborg Manifesto" and "Companion Species Manifesto."

  • A Cyborg Manifesto - An Ironic Dream of a Common Language for Women in the Integrated Circuit

    Haraway describes cyborgs as a "creature of social reality" and "a creature of fiction." The cyborg represents a "fictional mapping" of our reality and a post-gender world. The cyborg connects both animals and machines. Curating a world that rejects western traditions and science. Haraway describes this category as "racist, male-dominant capitalism." Cybernetics would blur the lines between what is deemed natural vs. unnatural. The end state would be a reconstruction of societal roles and norms.

  • The Companion Species Manifesto: Dogs, People, and Significant Otherness

    Haraway’s Companion Species Manifest explores the relationship between human and animals. The main idea is humanity needs to reevaluate how they view animals. As throughout history patriarchal society has viewed animals and women beneath them. Where the sole purpose of a dog was for hunting. Whereas a dog is worth more than that. It’s another highly recognized call to action for a reconstruction of societal norms (Haraway 2003)

  • Staying With The Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene

    Haraway’s most recent article that delved into society and our dying ecosystems. She rejects Anthropocene and describes that in the Chthuluscene humans are not the most important actors. Society must understand that the biotic and abiotic powers are the main story (Haraway, 2016). She provides riveting imagery on a “hot compost pile” and how when we did we will all become one (Haraway, 2016).