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A Brief Overview of Dr. Haraway's Early Life
Professor Donna Haraway was born in Denver, Colorado. She studied zoology and philosophy at the Colorado College. She went on to receive her PhD in biology from Yale university. She is most notable for her use of Marxian ideologies to research gender relations and is described as a "trailblazer" in feminist theory. 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