Theory & Philosophy Rosi Braidotti's "The Posthuman"
Sep 21, 2019
This podcast explores post-humanism and focuses on Rosi Braidotti's text 'The Posthuman'. It discusses the concepts of posthumanism and anti-humanism, explores the idea of becoming and its association with animals, delves into the human-animal bond, explores the concept of auto-poetic subjectivation and transness, and critiques the book's claim of the best posthuman world.
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Posthumanism As Opportunity
- Rosi Braidotti treats the posthuman as an opportunity to rethink subjectivity rather than as an apocalypse.
- She urges new social, ethical, and discursive schemes to match profound transformations in how we become.
The Human Is Constructed
- The 'human' is a historical construct emerging strongly in the Enlightenment and colonial era.
- That humanist model normalized exclusion and justified colonial and racial hierarchies.
Posthumanism Vs. Anti-Humanism
- Braidotti distinguishes posthumanism from anti-humanism by seeking affirmative alternatives rather than mere negation.
- Posthumanism aims to move beyond the human/anti-human binary toward new discursive frameworks.