(Post-)Modernism and Cyborg Writing in George Egerton’s “The Regeneration of Two” (1894)
Jéssica Katerine Molgero Da Rós,
Alinne Balduino Pires Fernandes
Abstract:Taking into account Rita Felski’s (1995) discussion on stereotypical representations of women in modernity and the New Woman movement, in this paper we analyse George Egerton’s short story “The Regeneration of Two” (1894) from the perspective of Donna Haraway’s cyborg imagery and the concept of cyborg writing. We demonstrate that “The Regeneration of Two” dialogues with Haraway’s proposition of a cyborg writing as it opposes an oppressive patriarchal system with the creation of a women’s community. To do so, w… Show more
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