Feminism and gender in thinking about extraterrestrial intelligence

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Szocik, Konrad
Abylkasymova, Rakhat
Date
2023-02-24
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Cambridge University Press
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Abstract
In this paper, we offer an outline of a feminist approach to considering the issue of extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI). Dominant ways of discussing ETI, particularly first-contact scenarios and protocols, are characterized by what feminism terms male bias. As with other cultural texts and disciplines, ETI studies can also be enriched by a feminist perspective. In this paper, we propose two possible applications of a feminist approach to considering ETI, such as using feminist categories to analyse our discourse about ETI, as well as understanding ETI in terms of sex and gender. We also propose a vision of ETI as genderless.
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ETI    feminism    gender    male bias    particularity    sex    standpoint
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Szocik, K., & Abylkasymova, R. (2023). Feminism and gender in thinking about extraterrestrial intelligence. International Journal of Astrobiology, 22(3), 238–246. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1473550423000034
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https://open.icm.edu.pl/handle/123456789/23990
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