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Cyborg Anthropology

Karan Bajaj
February 09, 2013

Cyborg Anthropology

A visual Illustration. Written reference on my website -
http://karanhindustan.blogspot.in/2012/11/cyborg-anthropology-written-reference.html

Karan Bajaj

February 09, 2013
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  1. Cyborg Anthropology To study the relation between the machine and

    the human It should proceed by "provocatively" re-conceiving "the border relations among specific humans, other organisms, and machines" www.karanbajaj.tk [email protected] 10
  2. Cyborg An organism “to which exogenous components have been added

    for the purpose of adapting to new environments”. www.karanbajaj.tk [email protected] 13
  3. Homo sapiens - Origin and evolution Organization of social &

    cultural relations Human physical traits Human behavior Variations among different groups of humans Influence of Evolution on Social Organization and Culture www.karanbajaj.tk [email protected] 17
  4. Human + Technology = Cyborg Prosthetics & their Discontents Participation

    Architecture Second Self & Identity Production Boundary Extensions Simultaneous Time Continuous Partial Attention Automatic Production of Space Personal Experiment www.karanbajaj.tk [email protected] 23
  5. Exogenous objects all around us! Accepted as naturally as the

    phenomena of breathing, eating and sleeping. www.karanbajaj.tk [email protected] 33
  6. A prosthetic can be classified as any external manufactured object

    that can be purchased or acquired. Prosthetics Discontentment www.karanbajaj.tk [email protected] 34
  7. Starts getting against you! Shed a device and update an

    object-prosthetic attachment www.karanbajaj.tk [email protected] 37
  8. Webspace Friends – 1853 Groups – 59 Subscribers – 781

    Pages – 513 Joining date – 29th March, 2008 Termination date – 10th September, 2012 www.karanbajaj.tk [email protected] 95