The Cyborg Mermaid (or: How Technè Can Help the Misfits Fit In)
In feminist studies, the figure of the mermaid has long been regarded as flawed, disabled and less-than-human. Her theoretical counterpart in that respect would be the cyborg, an image used to show that with the aid of robotics, humankind could be larger than life. What would happen if we could comb...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-02-01
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Series: | Multimodal Technologies and Interaction |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2414-4088/1/1/4 |