Argumentation and Advocacy · 1999 · 44 citations · 9 references
Language StudiesAudiologyCultural StudiesCochlear ImplantsDisabilityRights Of Persons With DisabilitiesDeaf ActivismDeaf AdvocacyDeaf IdentityDeaf LiteratureDeaf RightsDeaf ValuesDeaf CitizenshipDeaf Community CultureDeaf Culture RepresentationDeaf FeminismDeaf Identity PoliticsDeaf Political AdvocacyDeaf PoliticsDeaf-disabled Intersectionality
Bodies can be articulated in a variety of politically charged ways, and recent work has introduced the cyborg as a radically new way of imagining the body. In this paper I critically examine the potential benefits and limitations of cyborg politics. By exploring depictions of cyborgs in science fiction stories and examining the Deaf culture's arguments in the cochlear implant debate, I investigate the current viability of cyborg politics as a mode of advocacy for people with disabilities.
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