Friday, March 21, 2008
The Progressive Politics of Prosthetic Self Determination and the Reactionary Politics of Eugenics
I wanted to collect together some of what seem to me my key posts (such as they are) over the years on the inter-connected ideas of morphological and lifeway diversity, on prosthetic self-determination (sometimes known as "morphological freedom"), and on both the bioconservative and transhumanist variations of eugenicist politics. I realize that you can see some development here, especially around the notion of consent, and that these positions are therefore not perfectly consistent. Also, I will admit that I am surprised to discover in looking over these posts that there is less non-incidental material available about the racist and puritanical war on drugs and on neurodiversity issues than I thought there would be. Definitely I see that I have more thinking and writing to do here, still this seems to me a key recurring topic for Amor Mundi.
1. Technology Is Making Queers of Us All, published March 5, 2006 from material published first in 2004, adapted from my MA thesis, begun in 1993 and completed in 1995.
2. Keep Your Laws Off of My Body, published March 9, 2006, originally presented in 2004.
3. A Dose of the New Medical Reality, published April 15, 2006, originally published in 2005.
4. Experimental Subjection and Democratic Citizenship, published January 3, 2006.
5. Differently Enabled, published March 12, 2006
6. Posthuman Terrains, published July 10, 2006.
7. Disability Discourse As Moralizing, published July 15, 2006.
8. The Politics of Morphological Freedom, published August 2, 2006.
9. Extremism in the Defense of Diversity Is No Vice, published January 14, 2007.
10. Precarity and Experimental Subjection, published February 19, 2007.
11. My "Deathist" Zealotry, published November 13, 2007, a piece that connects up, rather hilariously, to what I describe elsewhere as my critique of Superlative Technocentricity.
12. Two Variations of Contemporary Eugenics Politics, published January 26, 2008.
13. Eugenics and the Denigration of Consent, January 2008.
14. Euneurics, February 2008.
15. Loss, Connection, Transformation, March 2008.
16. Morphological Freedom Should Be An Expression of Human Finitude, Not An Infantile Revolt Against It, March 2008.
17. Mortality, March 2008.
18. Marriage? No, Thanks. The Right to Marry? You Better Believe I'll Fight For It, December 2008.
19. Transhuman Eugenicism, June 2009.
20. Consensual Prosthetic Self-Determination and Progressive Democratization, June 2009.
21. The Politics of Choice and the Mystifications of "Enhancement" Discourse, 2009.
22. The Importance of Being Lagomorphine, July 2009.
23. Our Post-Lagomorphine Future, July 2009.
1. Technology Is Making Queers of Us All, published March 5, 2006 from material published first in 2004, adapted from my MA thesis, begun in 1993 and completed in 1995.
2. Keep Your Laws Off of My Body, published March 9, 2006, originally presented in 2004.
3. A Dose of the New Medical Reality, published April 15, 2006, originally published in 2005.
4. Experimental Subjection and Democratic Citizenship, published January 3, 2006.
5. Differently Enabled, published March 12, 2006
6. Posthuman Terrains, published July 10, 2006.
7. Disability Discourse As Moralizing, published July 15, 2006.
8. The Politics of Morphological Freedom, published August 2, 2006.
9. Extremism in the Defense of Diversity Is No Vice, published January 14, 2007.
10. Precarity and Experimental Subjection, published February 19, 2007.
11. My "Deathist" Zealotry, published November 13, 2007, a piece that connects up, rather hilariously, to what I describe elsewhere as my critique of Superlative Technocentricity.
12. Two Variations of Contemporary Eugenics Politics, published January 26, 2008.
13. Eugenics and the Denigration of Consent, January 2008.
14. Euneurics, February 2008.
15. Loss, Connection, Transformation, March 2008.
16. Morphological Freedom Should Be An Expression of Human Finitude, Not An Infantile Revolt Against It, March 2008.
17. Mortality, March 2008.
18. Marriage? No, Thanks. The Right to Marry? You Better Believe I'll Fight For It, December 2008.
19. Transhuman Eugenicism, June 2009.
20. Consensual Prosthetic Self-Determination and Progressive Democratization, June 2009.
21. The Politics of Choice and the Mystifications of "Enhancement" Discourse, 2009.
22. The Importance of Being Lagomorphine, July 2009.
23. Our Post-Lagomorphine Future, July 2009.
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