Cyborg Anthropology

• DOI: 10.1525/can.1995.10.2.02a00060
• Publication Date: 2004-11-23T15:42:12Z
• Authors: Gary Lee Downey; Joseph Dumit; Sarah Williams
• Keywords: Applied Anthropology; Elite; Digital anthropology; Statement (logic)

The following is the text of a paper we presented at 1992 Annual Meeting American Anthropological Association in San Francisco. It represents first attempt positioning cyborg anthropology late capitalist world that situates academic theorizing alongside popular theorizing. We view as descriptive label marks cultural project rather than an elite practice. In other words, not just for anthropologists or professional intellectuals. Although cite broad social and intellectual movements, do detail specific relations affinity through references. are publishing this statement because think it provokes important discussions.