Devanny, L.-J. (2024) ‘You Never Thought about Me, Did You?’ Cloning and the Right to Reproductive Choice in Eva Hoffman’s The Secret (2001). Humanities. 13(1) 2076-0787.
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Abstract:
This article will critically appraise the extent to which new developments in the fields of reproductive technology are shown to impact upon female bodily autonomy and re-productive choice in Eva Hoffman’s novel, The Secret (2001). The Secret pushes its readers towards the more pressing and urgent questions arising from ongoing developments within the field of NRT and human cloning in a neoliberal climate. The novel cautions that, ultimately, the individual right to reproductive choice is never completely free; an awareness of external influences and a consideration of possible repercussions is integral to responsible decision-making in the context of NRT and cloning. However, the novel moves towards a possible reconceptualisation of NRTs as part of the evolutionary progress of humankind. In returning to the body and biopolitical figurations, this article sees the novel’s protagonist, Iris, and her emergent cyborg identity as a manifestation of Haraway’s monstrous cyborg replete with possibility
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/gender_equality
Creators:
Devanny, L.-J.
Date:
24 January 2024
Date Type:
Publication
Journal or Publication Title:
Humanities
Volume:
13
Number:
1
Number of Pages:
248474
Language:
English
ISSN:
2076-0787
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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