THE MOST RADICAL PHILOSOPHER: PUTTING THE CYBER BACK IN SADIE PLANT'S CYBERFEMINISM.

This article provides a critical introduction to or close reading of British philosopher Sadie Plant's original formulation of cyberfeminism. I begin by showing how Plant's earliest work seeks a form of critique--or what she also calls 'the most radical gesture'--that could never be recuperated by t...

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Publicado en:Cosmos & History Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 485 - 509
Autor principal: Lê, Vincent
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Publicado: Ashton & Rafferty 2022
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