The dualities of body/mind, nature/culture, human/machine…before studying this unit, I have no idea on these concepts and relationships. At the beginning of the course, I found it was so difficult and conceptual. What are Cyborg, feminism, dualities and gender identity? All of them are new to me. At that moment, I really did not know what the course about.
Am I a cyborg?
After twelve weeks studies, do I regard myself as a cyborg? I would say, yes! Even I am not “a cybernetic organism - a hybrid of machine and organism” which defined by Haraway, I have a close relationship with technology. I think I am already tying with it – machine, especially my computer and mobile phone. Because I already rely on technology, most of the information and social connection are gained through use of them. It seems that they are part of me, the extension of my eyes and ears. I have to using them in order to connect with the outside world. Otherwise, I feel lonely and uncomfortable.
Does the weblog help for learning?
For me, this weblog can help us studying this unit. That’s not just enhancing the interaction between students and lecturers, but importantly, learning from each other through reading others’ post and ideas. Besides, this weblog is like a ‘data base’. It includes all of our ideas and assignments. We can go through it anytime now and in the future. However, I think it would be better lecturers also join the discussion and we can be more active to make a post.
Do I like the unit?
During these weeks, I find it challenging but also enjoy studying this unit. It gives me more knowledge on gender& technology that the most I like, such as the relationship between women identity on internet and the reality. Besides, it evokes my interest on the possibilities of posthuman. Will they appear in the future and like the film’s plot? After studying this course, I think it is possible. We, human, are really afraid losing the superior status and controlling by others (e.g machine). How does it going? I am curious!
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