Garner, Stephen2012-03-212011Interface: A Forum for Theology in the World 14(2):33-53 20111329-6264http://hdl.handle.net/2292/14776In recent times the figure of the cyborg has imposed itself upon Western techno culture through popular culture, and in sOciological reflection within academia. The term 'cyborg' or 'cybernetic organism, coined by Manfred Clynes and Nathan Kline in the 1960s, was part of a proposal to technologically augment human beings (in particular, astronauts) to survive in harsh environments.! Drawing from this idea popular culture has often portrayed the cyborg figure as the literal fusion of the biological human being with inorganic technology, often to the detriment of human identity and dignity. Alternatively, in the academic world the cyborg represents a metaphor for exploring contemporary techno culture, existing as a hybrid figure that forms a nexus where existing categories used to organise the world collapse and restructure themselves. In both cases the cyborg inhabits in a new, constructed world that exists in the borderlands of more familiar cultural and experiential terrain.Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htmcyborgimage of godtheologytechnologybodyJournal ArticleCopyright: ATF Presshttp://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess