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This paper participates in the discussion about the configuration of what is commonly being referred to as ‘the posthuman condition’ by addressing the technological transformation of the human body and the cultural and political inflections of this transformation through the exploration of Jennifer Egan’s “Black Box.” The paper interrogates the implication of the fusion of flesh and technology and the re-conceptualization of the body as information, thus enabling insights into how these changes affect subjectivity, individuality, and the stereotyped understanding of gender hierarchies.

The Posthuman Body in Jennifer Egan’s “Black Box”

American, British and Canadian Studies

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This paper participates in the discussion about the configuration of what is commonly being referred to as ‘the posthuman condition’ by addressing the...

The Posthuman Body in Jennifer Egan’s “Black Box”

Published Online: Feb 12, 2016

Page range: 171 - 186

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/abcsj-2015-0013

Keywords
Jennifer Egan, “Black Box,” the posthuman body, the body as information, technology, gender

© ABC Studies, Journal of the Academic Anglophone Society of Romania

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Posthuman Body in Jennifer Egan’s “Black Box”

Published Online: Feb 12, 2016

Page range: 171 - 186

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/abcsj-2015-0013

KeywordsJennifer Egan, “Black Box,” the posthuman body, the body as information, technology, gender

© ABC Studies, Journal of the Academic Anglophone Society of Romania

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Jennifer Egan, “Black Box,” the posthuman body, the body as information, technology, gender