| Titlu: | “Cyberspace” and “Meatspace”: The Construction of Virtual Gender Identity in Jeanette Winterson’s “The Powerbook” |
| Autor: | Mihaela-Cristina Lazăr |
| Publicația: | Language and Literature – European Landmarks of Identity, 15, p. 152 |
| p-ISSN: | 1843-1577 |
| Editura: | Universitatea din Pitești |
| Locul: | Pitești |
| Anul: | 2014 |
| Rezumat: | The aim of this paper is to analyse the reconfiguration of gender identities in Winterson’s The Powerbook, a novel which highlights the inherent positive values of cyberspace and the importance of the fusion between bodies and technology. The novel is powered by the belief that cyberspace is essentially a transcendental domain, where the body becomes irrelevant and creativity takes over. I will argue that Winterson’s interest in wiping off gender categories follows in the line of Haraway’s (1991) concept of the cyborg and Hayles’s (1999) notion of the posthuman; both theorize the human body as a hybrid between flesh and computer technology. Also, by creating multiple narrative layers and undermining narrative voice, Winterson disintegrates the body, fragments it, creating an opening where the writing subject is constantly elusive. |
| Cuvinte-cheie: | cyberspace, cyborg, the posthuman |
| Limba: | engleză |
| Linkuri: |  pdf |
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