Prof. Rosi Braidotti - Keynote Lecture - Posthumanism and Society Conference, New York 9 May 2015

This lecture by Prof. Braidotti was given in the occasion of the Posthumanism and Society Conference that was held in New York on 9-10 May 2015.
In contemporary scholarship, "posthuman" has emerged as a key term in the effort to redefine the human in light of multiple and profound impacts of twentieth and twentyfirst century social, philosophical and technological trends. On one hand, the biotechnological possibility of human enhancement, the growing significance of virtuality as an extension of the self, the scientific and cultural expectations of space migration have raised crucial questions which require the input of society as a whole. On the other hand, the cumulative impact of anthropocentrism has become so massive that geologists have dubbed the present era the “Anthropocene” since human actions have had a profound systemic affect, leading to an ecological point of no return. The Symposium "Posthumanism and Society" is conceived as an intellectual platform where multiple perspectives can meet and converge on these and related questions.

[@annagrear4167]

Rosi is on fire. What a stunning lecture-articulate, intelligent, perceptive, theoretically rich and passionate about injustice.

[@nesrial]

Oh god, if you’ll watch it please hold on till the end, it got better and better and then exploded with lights and colours at the end! Wow.

[@gperson1967]

She is under no obligation to be entertaining or easy to listen to, granted. I will have to watch this several more times (perhaps in slow motion) to fully internalize her message.

[@deniskoima2065]

This is an amazing lecture. Well grounded and precise.

[@GlazunovYaroslav]

amazing lecture

[@mazmcnamara7391]

This is an incredible lecture, thank you!

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[@clementinecritique]

Braidotti rejects a simple version of "we humans" used by companies to emphasize general vulnerability for profits making. She includes non-humans and is thinking of collective responsibilities of all life. While it is very inspiring, she said in her own essay that she knew that she asked a lot. Besides that, she hasn't classify companies. Companies can pin down life as a strategical marketing dimension and they do make money. Would local companies such as organic farm organisations, be blamed as heavily as big and global companies? What is the psychology of consumers when they buy that commercial mark of "humans"?

[@sltfilho]

So many platitudes I have lost count.

[@Meleha]

I really want to thank you for sharing this lecture. I'm an undergraduate English literature major looking to use posthumanism as my theoretical lens as I move further into my academic studies. What's Yours Like These are extremely helpful and reinforce the reading I've been doing.

[@Meleha]

Apologies for typos. Speech to text was being wonky.

[@asmyliuklaipeda]

this is future

[@meh4770]

This is now; the future is not our pet, we have no idea what it will be.

[@laskji]

I really appreciate her points. But the whole posthuman concept seems a little ad hoc, even unnecessary. I mean aren't we really just talking about the application of human empathy to a more nuanced understanding of other humans and environments? To suggest that the human intellect can somehow transcend itself through the use of the human-made 'posthuman' concept seems absurd. Unless it is only referring to a very narrow definition of humanism...?

[@meh4770]

I also love what she has to say. But she does use a narrow and wantonly restrictive definition of humanism.

[@sabs5754]

Amen!

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#WATTBA

[@janskibanski4552]

Woman's cue notes might as well be tarot cards.

[@excitingworld364]

this is all about re-description, using new terms to describe the same phenomena and the same positions - without any truly deep theorizing. No suggestion of what can be DONE to retract the problems we are facing. How very sad - an apparently smart and intelligent person trapped in the lingusitic turn of piling up nice terms upon the old thinking..

[@samsterjamster111]

If you read her book, The Posthuman, you will see that she does indeed offer new ways of thinking to counter the problems she lists here.

[@frankiecal3186]

This is all nonsense.