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“Visionary professor (and first tenured professor in feminist theory in the United States) Donna Haraway's two magnificent manifestos together in one volume.
The first, and most relevant to our current moment, 'Cyborg Manifesto' offered a response to the rising conservatism in the 1980s during which feminists, to have any real-world significance, had to acknowledge their situatedness within what she terms the "informatics of domination." She goes on to use cyborgs as a metaphor to explain how fundamental contradictions in feminist theory and identity should be conjoined, rather than resolved, similar to the fusion of machine and organism in cyborgs.
The second, essential reading for any pet owner specifically, 'The Companion Species Manifesto' explores the deep, intricate relationship between humans and dogs. She posits that dogs are not just theoretical tools but are flesh-and-blood partners in human evolution, challenging the nature/culture divide and emphasizing their role in daily life.
Until Haraway gets her flowers from society at large, the least you could do is pour over her two seminal works and talk about them as often as relevantly possible.”
