The Enlightenment Cyborg: A History of Communications and Control in the Human Machine, 1660-1830

Allison Muri

Published by University of Toronto Press 2007

The Enlightenment Cyborg

A History of Communications and Control in the Human Machine, 1660-1830

Allison Muri

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442684904

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About this book

The Enlightenment Cyborg establishes a dialogue between eighteenth-century studies and cyborg art and theory, and makes a significant and original contribution to both of these fields of inquiry.

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Muri Allison :

Allison Muri is an assistant professor in the Department of English at the University of Saskatchewan.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Matter, Mechanism, and the Soul Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
3. Some Contexts for Human Machines and the Body Politic: Early Modern / Postmodern Government and Feedback Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
4. The Man-Machine: Communications, Circulations, and Commerce Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
5. The Woman-Machine: Techno-lust and Techno-reproduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
6. Cyborg Conceptions: Bodies, Texts, and the Future of Human Spirit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	226
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
Illustration Credits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 240

eBook

Published: December 31, 2007
ISBN: 9781442684904