Is It about a Bicycle? A Posthumanist Perspective on the Role of Women’s Bicycles in WWII Resistance Movements
作者机构:Academy of Fine Arts ViennaAustria
出 版 物:《Sociology Study》
年 卷 期:2024年第14卷第4期
页 面:198-211页
主 题:bicycle female involvement in World WarⅡresistance movements cyborg theory
摘 要:Drawing upon Donna Haraway’s cyborg theory,this paper argues that the bicycle can be conceived as a cyborg extension of body and identity which transcended its mechanical essence to become an integral co-partner for women involved in resistance activities in *** specifically,the study explores how women used cycling during World War Ⅱ not only for mobility but as a profound expression of courage,endurance and solidarity which enabled them to overcome physical and symbolic barriers under totalitarian *** bicycle emerges not only as a central co-agent but also actively co-creates the situations in which it emerges as a transformative *** acted as a catalyst for personal and collective empowerment,fostering new subjectivities while transcending physical and social *** study sparks multidimensional discourse on how technological tools can co-create our societies and identities,offering insights into how bicycles can drive socio-political change,promote emancipation and foster inclusivity.