Cyborg as Commodity: Exploring Conception of Self-Identity, Body and Citizenship within the Context of Emerging Transplant Technologies

Ai Ling Lai*

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Abstract

This paper explores how advances in transplant technologies shape conceptions of self-identity, embodiment and citizenship. Drawing on the posthuman writing of Donna Haraway and from phenomenological interviews, I explore ambivalence towards the commodification of the cyborg-body, suggesting that biotechnology may potentially lead to a dystopian posthuman consumer society.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)386-394
Number of pages9
JournalAdvances in Consumer Research
Volume40
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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