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Unruly Bodies

For this week’s class we are discussing Xenofeminism.org which is a website led by an anonymous group of people. The post-modern movement of xenofeminsim focuses on the advancements of technology, on gender […]

3 years, 11 months ago

Unruly Bodies

Tess Chapin (she/her/hers) commented on the post, Technology That Makes Life Easier, But Not for Women

There is something weirdly entrancing about watching your own reflection on video calls. I have been doing facetime therapy sessions with my therapist since the pandemic began, and I’ve come to the point that it’s […]

3 years, 11 months ago

Unruly Bodies

Tess Chapin (she/her/hers) commented on the post, Artificial Womb

This is fascinating. Similar to Stephanie, my cousin had her baby extremely pre-mature (I can’t remember exactly how much, but the baby was born around thanksgiving and she had a spring due date) and it was a very […]

3 years, 11 months ago

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Tess Chapin (she/her/hers) commented on the post, Arca's "Nonbinary"

Arca is so cool. I’m glad you posted this because Arca is also a connection that came to mind with the Xenofeminism manifesto- as a prior fan of Arca, some of these readings in the past week have helped me […]

3 years, 11 months ago

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Tess Chapin (she/her/hers) commented on the post, Data Collection Through EEG Cap

Technology is crazy! I agree with those that said that the application of this specific technology to those with Alzheimer’s can enter some serious ethical gray areas.

Kelly’s point about its use as cri […]

3 years, 11 months ago

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Tess Chapin (she/her/hers) commented on the post, The Robots are Here

I think these dogs are so weird-looking and creepy. They remind me of large crustaceans. Also, can we just point out that we only call them “dogs” because that’s what it is claimed they are? Couldn’t they be […]

3 years, 11 months ago

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Tess Chapin (she/her/hers) commented on the post, Plastic Surgery, Medical Tourism, and the Cyborg

I have enjoyed reading everyone’s interesting responses thus far! A few thoughts-

Amanda- you raise an interesting point about gender reassignment surgery that makes me consider the multitude of technologies […]

3 years, 11 months ago

Unruly Bodies

A Cyborg Manifesto was first published in 1985. While plastic/cosmetic surgery (herein referred to as cosmetic physical intervention) was an option to consumers in the 80s (liposuction was developed in that era, […]