Individuation, Sexuation, Technicity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2353070 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Seely (0000-0001-9711-5100, Newcastle University), Stephen D Seely (0000-0002-4969-984X, Newcastle University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 23-45 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory Culture & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0263-2764 • E-ISSN: 1460-3616 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0263276420967406 |
| OpenAlex | W3111784693 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
Within the context of questions raised by gender and sexuality studies about the relationship between sex and technics, I develop a theory of sexuation derived from Gilbert Simondon's philosophy of individuation. First, I provide an overview of Simondon's philosophy of individuation, from the physical to the collective. In the second section, I turn to the question of sexuality, outlining an ontogenetic account in which sexuation is conceived as a process of both individuation and relation that is fundamental to certain living beings. Then, drawing on Simondon's theorization of technics in its mediating function between humans and the world, I resituate understandings of the relation between sex and technics. While each section - Individuation, Sexuation, Technicity - argues for the significance of these concepts to feminist and queer theory, overall the essay uses Simondon's work as a new paradigm for gender and sexuality studies and calls for the invention of a sexuate culture
Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Human sexuality · Individuation · Psychoanalysis · Queer theory · Relation (database · Sociology · Computer Science · Gender Studies · History · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis · Philosophy · Posthumanist Ethics and Activism · Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |