Rebecca Pohl Knihy

Haraway's 'Cyborg Manifesto' is a key postmodern text and is widely taught in many disciplines as one of the first texts to embrace technology from a leftist and feminist perspective using the metaphor of the cyborg to champion a socialist, postmodern, and anti-identitarian politics. Until Haraway's work, few feminists had turned to theorizing science and technology and thus her work quite literally changed the terms of the debate. This article continues to be seen as hugely influential in the field of feminism, particularly postmodern, materialist, and scientific strands. It is also a precursor to cyberfeminism and posthumanism and perhaps anticipates the development of digital humanities.

The authors provide a groundbreaking analysis of nineteenth-century women's literature, highlighting the unique contributions of writers such as Jane Austen, the Brontës, Emily Dickinson, George Eliot, and Mary Shelley. They explore a distinctive female literary tradition and aesthetic, offering fresh interpretations that challenge traditional readings and illuminate the complexities of women's experiences in literature during this period.