ABSTRACT

Feminisms, Technology and Depth Psychology explores the intersection of a variety of feminist thought with technology through the lens of depth psychology, and investigates how current approaches to technology impact female life globally – from internet use, to biotechnology, to how female creators imagine life.

This thought‑provoking collection is a discussion on changing female capacities and creativity. It questions whether female oppression is becoming more easily enabled within the context of technology use, touching on topics of manipulation, ecological awareness, female decision making, and more. Part One is a three‑chapter investigation on queer history, birthing, and reproductive technologies in science fiction novels. Part Two explores images of females and technology in a variety of cultural products ranging from science fiction films to contemporary TV dramas and novels. Part Three looks at the political impact of technology on female worlds, and Part Four examines perspectives on the creative process behind writing science fiction and fantasy.

Feminisms, Technology and Depth Psychology will appeal to Jungian analysts and psychotherapists, and analytical psychologists. It also offers insightful perspectives to academics and students of psychology, gender studies, and politics.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

part One|61 pages

Technological Invasions

chapter 2|23 pages

The Rupture of the Sacred

Intrusion of Technology into the Birth Process

chapter 3|12 pages

Speculative Reproduction

The Technology of ‘Giving Birth’

part Two|50 pages

Cultural Product and Female Aspects

chapter 4|14 pages

Evolution and Enigma

On the Origins of Obstetric Violence

chapter 5|20 pages

Re-constellating the Great Mother

Images of the Gynoid in Contemporary SF TV Drama

chapter 6|14 pages

Quantum Fiction

The Presentation of Eros in a World of Logos

part Three|39 pages

Political Impact of Technology on Female Worlds

chapter 7|11 pages

Zoom as the Cuckoo Bird

chapter 8|26 pages

A Transcendent Future

A ‘Discovery” of Nonbinary Stories’

part Four|30 pages

Enactment