标题：Children of Oryx, Children of Crake, Children of Men: Redefining the Post/Transhuman in Margaret Atwood’s “ustopian” MaddAddam Trilogy / Filhos de Oryx, filhos de Crake, filhos dos homens: redefinindo a pós-/transumanidade na trilogia “ustopiana” MaddAddam, de Margaret Atwood
摘要：One of the main pillars of posthuman and transhuman thought is the use of technology as a means to ameliorate human life by helping overcome the flaws and limitations of the biological body.The effect of such trends has been central to the development of contemporary, third-turn dystopian novels in English, published in the past thirty or so years.However, one important aspect of such narratives is also their list of transgressive characteristics, distancing them from their modern, second-turn counterparts.The following article aims to discuss how transgressive the ideas of dystopia and transhumanism that form Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy are, essentially discussing whatever lies at the core of the human condition.
其他摘要：Abstract : One of the main pillars of posthuman and transhuman thought is the use of technology as a means to ameliorate human life by helping overcome the flaws and limitations of the biological body. The effect of such trends has been central to the development of contemporary, third-turn dystopian novels in English, published in the past thirty or so years. However, one important aspect of such narratives is also their list of transgressive characteristics, distancing them from their modern, second-turn counterparts. The following article aims to discuss how transgressive the ideas of dystopia and transhumanism that form Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy are, essentially discussing whatever lies at the core of the human condition. Keywords : transhumanism; “ustopia”; MaddAddam trilogy; post-apocalyptic fiction. Resumo : Um dos principais pilares do pensamento pós-humano e transumano é o uso da tecnologia como meio de melhorar a vida humana ao auxiliar na superação de falhas e limitações do corpo biológico. O efeito de tais tendências tem sido central ao desenvolvimento de romances distópicos contemporâneos, de terceira virada, em inglês, publicados nos últimos trinta anos, aproximadamente. Entretanto, um aspecto importante de tais narrativas também é seu rol de características transgressoras, que as distanciam de seus equivalentes modernos, de segunda virada. O presente artigo almeja discutir o quão transgressoras são as ideias de distopia e transumanismo que formam a base da trilogia MaddAddam , de Margaret Atwood, essencialmente discutindo o que encontra-se no núcleo da condição humana. Palavras-chave : transumanismo; “ustopia”; trilogia MaddAddam ; ficção pós-apocalíptica.
