Rosi Braidotti

The question of what defines the human, and of what is human about the humanities, has been shaken up by the radical critiques of humanism and the displacement of anthropomorphism that have gained currency in recent years. These changes are propelled in part by rapid advances in our knowledge of living systems and their genetic and algorithmic codes, coupled with...

The Posthuman offers both an introduction and major contribution to contemporary debates on the posthuman. Digital 'second life', genetically modified food, advanced prosthetics, robotics, and reproductive technologies are familiar facets of our globally linked and technologically mediated societies. This has blurred the traditional distinction between the human and its others, exposing the non-naturalistic structure of the human. The Posthuman starts...

Originally exhibited in 1992, Jeffrey Deitch s groundbreaking exhibition Post Human brought together the work of 36 young artists interested in new frontiers of body and identity transformation. The exhibition, which traveled to five international venues, set the agenda for art discourse in the 1990s, and the catalogue of the exhibition, with its visual essay and innovative design, also proved...

In a context marked by the virulent return of patriarchal and white supremacist attitudes, a new generation of feminist activists are continuing the struggle: these are very feminist times. But how do these and other movements relate to the contemporary posthuman condition? In this important new book, Rosi Braidotti examines the implications of the posthuman turn for feminist theory and...

On the advanced knowledge economy, which perpetuates patterns of discrimination and exclusion, and the threat of climate change devastation for both human and nonhuman entities. Robots designed to care for people and neglected landscapes of digital trash. The promise of synthetic biology and the panic of living on a dying planet. Wonderful feats of intelligence and systemic acts of violence....

The Posthuman offers both an introduction and a significant contribution to contemporary debates on the posthuman. Digital 'second life', genetically modified food, advanced prosthetics, robotics, and reproductive technologies are familiar facets of our globally linked and technologically mediated societies. This blurs the traditional distinction between the human and its others, exposing the non-naturalistic structure of the human. The Posthuman starts...