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Volume 5, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 2057-0341
  • E-ISSN: 2057-035X

Abstract

The role of vocality in the field of techno-feminism in performance is undertheorized. The latest takes in posthumanism and eco-feminism wish for a more inclusive, less capitalo-utilitarian use of new technologies. Through the motto ‘make kin, not babies’, the new frontiers of techno-feminism address the anthropo-heterocentric concept of family, hoping for different agglomeration of creatures. Following these stances of feminist and queer critique, it is possible to assume that the work of – an electronic drone choir – addresses vocal composition from an inclusive and posthuman point of view. Through the interview conducted by Francesco Bentivegna with Sian O’Gorman, this voicing explores how the experience might fit in the latest feminist waves, being a shout for a more inclusive, less patriarchal and non-exploited use of technologies.

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2020-04-01
2025-03-19
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