Redefining boundaries between human and nonhuman in The Stone Gods by Jeanette Winterson
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The article discusses the human—nonhuman relationship in The Stone Gods (2007) by Jeanette Winterson. The goal of the article is to show how the novel questions the boundary between the human and the nonhuman—Billie and a Robo sapiens—Spike. The article applies transhumanist and posthumanist theory while acknowledging the elements distinguishing both from each other. Its main argument is that genetic augmentation in the form of Genetic Fixing and widespread technologization of life can be viewed as a representation of the transhumanist ideology, while the entanglement between the characters unravels the posthumanist message of the novel, which negotiates the dichotomy between human and nonhuman.
Author: Agnieszka Jagła
Institution: University of Łódź
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7061531729
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