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A Course in Cyborg Semiotics

Mick Howard

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English
Lexington Books
02 February 2024
In this book, Mick Howard uses a Saussurean framework to explore how bodies and technologies intermingle through a theory of cyborg semiotics. Howard argues that, like words, this combination follows rules of language and can be fruitfully analyzed through the lens of the cyborg. Just as spelling and grammar dictate which words may be formed and in which order they may be sequenced, cyborg semiotics unveils the underlying rules governing how technologies and bodies can be combined to make meaning and how these cyborgs are permitted to interact with each other. This intersectional theory, Howard posits, provides a unique perspective on power and the human condition.
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Imprint:   Lexington Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 239mm,  Width: 159mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   458g
ISBN:   9781793626851
ISBN 10:   1793626855
Pages:   188
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mick Howard is director of the Langston University Writing Center.

Reviews for A Course in Cyborg Semiotics

""A Course in Cyborg Semiotics enriches cyborgology as a field of inquiry and challenges the status quo, reinvigorating the potentiality of change through an extensive conceptualization of cyborgs as signs, symbols, and cybernetic systems. Mick Howard proposes a novel methodological framework and highlights each step with vivid examples that help the reader to understand his conceptual path. Drawing on a solid semiotic approach rooted in the Saussurean tradition, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in digital technology and its imbrication in everyday life and embodiment."" --Heidi Figueroa Sarriera, professor emeritus, University of Puerto Rico A Course in Cyborg Semiotics enriches cyborgology as a field of inquiry and challenges the status quo, reinvigorating the potentiality of change through an extensive conceptualization of cyborgs as signs, symbols, and cybernetic systems. Mick Howard proposes a novel methodological framework and highlights each step with vivid examples that help the reader to understand his conceptual path. Drawing on a solid semiotic approach rooted in the Saussurean tradition, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in digital technology and its imbrication in everyday life and embodiment.


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