1. The Biopolitics of Postmodern Bodies: Constitutions of Self in Immune System DiscourseBy
Donna J. Haraway
From Simians, Cyborgs and Women
Presentation by Susan Russell

2. Aims of the Class
To unveil the economic, political, and social power systems represented in the immune system,
To articulate how these constructs have developed in society, especially in our ongoing class discussion of the cyborg,
To articulate the constructed boundaries between self and Other that science has mapped within the realm of normal and pathological using the immume system as its marker,
And To discuss how this mapping has affected the overarching representation of the individualized human being.

3. Key Terms and Concepts Sign Signifier/Signified Language Power
Not-self
Postmodern
Cyborg
Difference
Generated Systems
The Immune System
The Network Theory
T cells
B cells
Mononuclear phagocyte system
Human Genome project
Immunological Symphony
Pathology

4. Bibliography
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Frakes, Jonathan, dir. First Contact. Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner (Paramount 1996).
Haraway, Donna. Simians, Cyborgs, and Women. New York: Routeledge,1991.
Nichols, Mike, dir. Angels in America. Al Pacino, Mary Louis Parker, Justin Kirk (HBO, 2003).
Spielberg, Steven, dir. AI. William Hurt, Haley Joel Osment (Dreamworks, 2001).
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