This essay investigates how plurality informs the identity of several characters in Sam J. Miller’s novel Blackfish City (2018), relying on theories of the posthuman. More specifically, it argues that Blackfish City offers meaningful examples of the three processes of relational identity formation illustrated by Rosi Braidotti in her The Posthuman (2013) — namely, Becoming-animal, Becoming-earth, and Becoming-machine. Additionally, this essay claims that the novel intersects a discussion on the relevance of gender in a posthuman society and hints at parallels between the plural posthuman subject and gender fluidity.
(2020). Plural Identities in Sam J. Miller's Blackfish City [journal article - articolo]. In CONTACTZONE. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/203878
Plural Identities in Sam J. Miller's Blackfish City
Romanzi, Valentina
2020-01-01
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This essay investigates how plurality informs the identity of several characters in Sam J. Miller’s novel Blackfish City (2018), relying on theories of the posthuman. More specifically, it argues that Blackfish City offers meaningful examples of the three processes of relational identity formation illustrated by Rosi Braidotti in her The Posthuman (2013) — namely, Becoming-animal, Becoming-earth, and Becoming-machine. Additionally, this essay claims that the novel intersects a discussion on the relevance of gender in a posthuman society and hints at parallels between the plural posthuman subject and gender fluidity.| File | Dimensione del file | Formato | |
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