Narrando la cuarta revolución industrial
Transhumanismo y posthumanismo crítico en Las Respuestas de Catherine Lacey
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https://doi.org/10.12795/REN.2022.i26.10Palabras clave:
Cuarta revolución industrial, Transhumanismo, Posthumanismo crítico, Corporeidad, Ficción especulativa, FeminismoResumen
Los avances científicos al amparo de la Cuarta Revolución Industrial, sobre todo en biotecnología y perfeccionamiento humano, han impulsado una redefinición integral de la humanidad, con la mirada puesta en lo posthumano. Las posturas sobre esta cuestión van desde la apuesta transhumanista por dejar atrás nuestros límites biológicos, hasta las ideas antihumanistas y postantropocentristas del posthumanismo crítico. Estos debates se han manifestado en obras de ficción especulativa como The Answers (2017), una novela
de Catherine Lacey que narra el “Girlfriend Experiment”, un proyecto de vanguardia en investigación emocional, financiado por un magnate del cine. La novela ilustra las consecuencias del desarrollo científico y tecnológico según los principios transhumanistas. En su denuncia de la explotación tecno-capitalista, agravada por factores de clase y género, y su reivindicación de la corporeidad, The Answers ofrece una visión crítica de la Cuarta Revolución Industrial en sintonía con el posthumanismo crítico.
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