Donna Haraway

American philosopher, scholar in the field of science and technology studies

Donna Haraway (born 6 September 1944) is a cultural theorist, currently a professor and chair of the History of Consciousness Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, United States.

Donna Haraway in 2006

Quotes

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  • Blasphemy has always seemed to require taking things very seriously.
    • "A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century," in Simians, Cyborgs and Women : The Reinvention of Nature (1991), pp.149-181.
  • Technology is not neutral. We're inside of what we make, and it's inside of us. We're living in a world of connections — and it matters which ones get made and unmade.
    • "A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century," in Simians, Cyborgs and Women : The Reinvention of Nature (1991), pp.149-181.
  • Though both are bound in the spiral dance, I would rather be a cyborg than a goddess.
    • "A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century," in Simians, Cyborgs and Women : The Reinvention of Nature (1991), pp.149-181.
  • All of reality in late capitalist culture lusts to become an image for its own security.
    • "Teddy Bear Patriarchy: Taxidermy in the Garden of Eden, New York City, 1908-1936" in Culture/power/history: A Reader in Contemporary Social Theory (1994), p. 72
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