Technoscientific Configurations in the Construction of Subjects. Subjectivity and Fiction in the Narratives of Technopersons and Cyborgs
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The objective of this research paper is to defend a conception of the subject in relation to the treatment of fiction by Donna Haraway, who argues that subjectivity narrates itself based on a worlding, constituted through strings that intertwine politics, economics, science, art, and culture within a society. These worlding are shaped by fabulations and speculations that subjects construct according to the needs, desires, and aspirations valid in a specific temporal and spatial context. Therefore, it is essential to inquire about the contemporary narratives of the subject, all of which are affected by surveillance capitalism, which governs the use of media and communication networks. When we install an application such as Google or Facebook, or purchase an Apple or Microsoft computer, we consent to the collection of all activity data by these technoscientific companies. Within this framework, the subject can be understood in two opposing directions: first, as a technoperson owned by private companies that profit from our identity; second, as a cyborg capable of reclaiming the use of technology and science for the exercise of their freedom.
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