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Cyborg Theatre in Wafaa Bilal’s Domestic Tension (2007)

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Last updated: 27 Apr 2025

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Comparative literature

Abstract

Technology changes every aspect of our lives. Recently, our bodies and technology have been thoroughly interwoven. This became clear through our reliance on computers, mobile phones, prosthetic devices, and internal mechanical heart valves.  One of these significant shifts is the concept of the cyborg, which combines elements of synthetic and technological materials with those of an organic, living body. Bilal, who had been traumatized by the killing of his brother in Iraq by a US drone that had been controlled by US soldiers in Germany, has manufactured a cyborg in his performance Domestic Tension. Through the theory of Cyborg theatre as illustrated in Donna Haraway's Cyborg Manifesto (1985) and Jennifer Parker Starbuck's Cyborg Theatre: Corporeal/Technological Intersections in Multimedia (2011), this research investigates how Bilal uses Cyborg Theatre in his performance Domestic Tension.   This paper explores the overlap between technology and new online performances. It also examines the concept of cyborg as it is expounded in Donna Haraway's Cyborg Manifesto (1985). I attempt to investigate how Bilal blends man with machine in his performance Domestic Tension.

DOI

10.21608/jltmin.2025.423210

Keywords

Cyborg, Domestic Tension, Donna Haraway, Robotic Gun, Wafaa Bilal

Authors

First Name

Yamna

Last Name

Saadan

MiddleName

Adel Abd Elrahiem

Affiliation

Department Of English Faculty Of Alsun Minia University Egypt

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yamnaadel@yahoo.com

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نجع حمادي

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12

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1

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55188

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2025-01-01

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2025-04-19

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2025-01-01

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96

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107

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2735-4520

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2735-4539

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Journal of Languages and Translation

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Cyborg Theatre in Wafaa Bilal’s Domestic Tension (2007)

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27 Apr 2025