Prof. Rosi Braidotti. Posthumanism and Society Conference, New York 9 May 2015.

What is Post-Humanism?

(meaning "after humanism" or "beyond humanism") is a term with at least seven definitions according to philosopher Francesca Ferrando.
In contemporary scholarship, "posthuman" has emerged as a key term in the effort to redefine the human in light of multiple and profound impacts of twentieth and twenty-first century social, philosophical and technological trends.
Redefinition of humanity's place in the world by both the technological and the biological.
Posthuman or post-human is a concept originating in the fields of science fiction, futurology, contemporary art, and philosophy that literally means a person or entity that exists in a state beyond being human. i.e. X-men
To significantly modify our biological constraints, we will need to use technology.
The posthuman is roughly synonymous with the "cyborg"

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posthumanism

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/posthumanism

https://ieet.org/index.php/IEET2/more/lagrandeur20140729

Key Notes:

Variations of the same thing - manifestation in commodities and media. (hyper-individualism)

Quotes:

“If the machine brains come to surpass the human brains in general intelligence then this superintelligence will have a devastating effect on our species.”
“Notion of the human emerges as a question.”
"The necro political governmentality - war with invisible enemies."
“We are in this together, and we will make it or break it together.”
“Post Human in a sense of being non-human”

Glossary:

Necropolitics: Necro-politics is the use of social and political power to dictate how some people may live and how some must die

Anthropocene: Significant human impact on the Earth's geology and ecosystems (e.g. climate change).

· Post Human anxiety: How the corporate world reacts to this anxiety.

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