The cybernetic eye
| dc.contributor.author | Iman Fatima | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-22T22:25:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-22T22:25:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This research delves into the post-humanist study of George Orwell’s 1984, focusing on the suppression and dehumanization of identity wrought by panoptic power. It underscores the unchecked political power and the erosion of personal emancipation, drawing on Katherine Hyles’s post-humanist paradigm, particularly her insights into cybernetics, surveillance, and disembodiment as described in her work, “How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature, and Informatics”. The study aims to cover the subtle themes of post-humanism, technological power, and consciousness in Orwell’s dystopian novel. The research posits the implications of omnipresent surveillance that alter individual perception of their identity and autonomy, leading to profound disembodiment of individuality. The research evaluates the intersection of power and technology that serves as a tool of supremacy and dominancy in the state of Oceania. The research attempts to evaluate the implications of omnipresent surveillance in suppressing individual identity, the role of language in extinguishing thought, and the overarching hazards of totalitarianism. This research contends that the human real self is defined through interaction with technology by challenging traditional humanist perspectives and the need to reconsider the boundaries between mankind and telecommunications. Ultimately this research contributes to a detailed understanding of the intersection between dystopian literature and the post-humanist framework of Katherine Hyles. It sheds light on the pervasive effects of technology on human behavior, and social dynamics, offering a nuanced dimension on the integration of technology into human uniformity and social propensity. This analysis provides valuable insights that extend beyond the boundaries of literary investigation. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/12061 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | UMT, Lahore | |
| dc.title | The cybernetic eye | |
| dc.title.alternative | Dissecting Katherine Hayle’s surveillance and disembodiment in the totalitarian world of 1984 | |
| dc.type | Thesis |
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