A Posthumanist Reading of Helen Phillips’s Hum (2024) | ||||
| مجلة کلية الآداب | ||||
| Article 5, Volume 77, Issue 77, October 2025 | ||||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/bfa.2025.409536.1554 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
Dr. Noha Ahmed Abdelaziz 
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| كلية الألسن - جامعة المنيا | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract: It is not our qualifications that make us unique and different; it is our ability to see ourselves involved in a great connecting web of being encompassing all kinds of creatures. This paper examines the theory of posthumanism through the analytical perspectives of Rosi Braidotti, N. Katherine Hayles, and Donna J. Haraway using Helen Phillips’ Hum as an example of presenting a new form of mutual life based on accepting the other and building a deep-rooted society for all species in the world. Posthumanism refers to a perspective that opposes the traditional human-centered viewpoints by illuminating the significance of interconnectedness between humans and nonhumans. The posthuman thought contributes to decentering the human and focuses on the fact that matters are processed by mutual dependence among different species in the universe. Posthumanism helps us to view the universe from another side and intensifies our moral concern for people and other creatures. Following its notions will lead to a mostly perfect society enjoying justice, balance, equivalence, and satisfaction. Phillips’ novel works as a connecting link between humans and nonhumans. It invites readers to a world overwhelmed with various forms of technology and urges them to think about the degree of their addiction and temptations to the surveillance of this technology. Keywords: Hum, Helen Phillips, posthumanism theory, Rosi Braidotti, N. Katherine Hayles, Donna Haraway. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| posthumanism; theory; Hum; Helen Phillips | ||||
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