50 Posts About Cyborgs

I’m an inveterate seeker-outer of new and interesting websites to add to my ever-growing RSS feed, which I in turn viciously cull with as much frequency as possible (I hate virtual clutter more than I do the real stuff). 50 Posts About Cyborgs is one of my new mainstays, and I dare say it’s required reading for anyone who is interested in Cyborg theory and other instances of human-machine dalliance. It’s a Tumblr site that was started as a way to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the coining of the term “cyborg.” Over a month, the site will update 50 times with links to material “celebrating 50 years of one of the 20th Century’s more enduring concepts,” the cyborg.

Here’s the scary part: I don’t have to worry about the site adding to my virtual clutter, because it’ll go dark once those 50 posts have been posted.

The project began on September 1st, so by my calculations there’s less than a week left to peruse the site before it vanishes into the ether. Thus far, 50 Posts About Cyborgs have posted essays on the origin and meaning of the term ‘cyborg;’ a review of the classic work of cyborg fiction, Genesis of the Daleks; a link to a Wired article about how disabled people are on the cutting edge of assistive technology; and links to more than one article arguing that the Bible is actually filled with cyborgs.

I’m not linking to any of the essays mentioned above on purpose, because I want you to click around 50 Posts About Cyborgs yourself. It’s such a great project — a fantastic use of the Tumblr interface — and overall an incredibly fascinating place to hang out for awhile. So click on over, please!

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Claudine Isé

Claudine Isé has worked in the field of contemporary art as a writer and curator for the past decade, and currently serves as the Editor of the Art21 Blog. Claudine regularly writes for Artforum.com and Chicago magazine, and has also worked as an art critic for the Los Angeles Times. Before moving to Chicago in 2008, she worked at the Wexner Center in Columbus, OH as associate curator of exhibitions, and at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles as assistant curator of contemporary art, where she curated a number of Hammer Projects. She has Ph.D. in Film, Literature and Culture from the University of Southern California.

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