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Reading a feminist epistemology in margaret atwood’s maddAddam

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dc.contributor.author Ringo, R.
dc.contributor.author Sharma, J.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-07-07T22:41:25Z
dc.date.available 2021-07-07T22:41:25Z
dc.date.issued 2021-07-08
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2053
dc.description.abstract This paper proposes an epistemological interpretation of Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam (2013). Set in a post-anthropocene world, Atwood’s biopunk work indicates the rise of posthumanism after the “Waterless Flood” that proves apocalyptic. This interpretation is attempted through emphasis on the protagonist Toby’s practice of epistemic writing and her art of storytelling. Divided into two major sections, the article illustrates a revival of an epistemological feminist subculture. The first section discusses the significance of a feminist standpoint in unravelling posthuman reality. It describes Toby’s epistemological endeavor to enlighten the Crakers and enrich their bioengineered minds with the story of their creation. The second section builds upon the idea of bisexual writing and Toby as its prime progenerator and practitioner. The conclusion remarks on the relevance of feminist epistemology in integrating the two communities in the post-anthropocene. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.subject feminism en_US
dc.subject epistemology en_US
dc.subject standpoint en_US
dc.subject posthumanism en_US
dc.subject bisexual en_US
dc.subject Margaret Atwood en_US
dc.title Reading a feminist epistemology in margaret atwood’s maddAddam en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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