The Caucasian Bestiary, #29

Two More Chapters in the History of the "Ersatz Human" | Body Modification Edition

We're back--after a couple of sequences where this blog was given over to various undergraduate and graduate courses I teach at SDSU, I am back to posting materials here that document recent marvels concerning the simulacrafication of the human (gracias Baudrillard), the transmogrification of human subjectivity through technology and camouflage (gracias Sarduy).


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Cyberhive 11: Technosexualities | Japanese Robot Nurse

A big thank you to Susy Jimenez, student of the world (Fullerton/Paris), for her suggestion of this somewhat startling video for our seminar...

Yet Another Visit to the Uncanny Valley...

Yet Another Fateful Chapter in the History of the Bizarre, Ersatz Human! via BOINGBOING.NET

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More on the Ersatz Human: Maria Bychcova

In the Depths of the Uncanny Valley! Yikes!

Cool Kids Encyclopedia Ersatz Humans via Boingboing.net

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Manorexic Mannequins in New York Magazine | The Skinny on Skinny Ersatz Humans

Toward an Aesthetics/Erotics of the Ersatz Human

See the art of "Oyster Dreams" here. Selected works appear above.

Venus de Barbie, and More...

Robots, Now! The Big Picture

Steampunk Barbie! Cool Robotic/Ersatz Human Mixes! via BoingBoing.net

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Cool New Takes on the Mechanical Ersatz Human

Thanks to Michael Wyatt Harper, aka "El Jumpsuited Luchador," for this link/posting--hit the robot for more!

Priceless EC Comics Cover

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Even More on the Erzatz Human, Old School Style!

New Ethnic Mannequins from Old Navy!

Readers of my Ethnic Mannequins/Obscene Machine Graduate Seminar blog are well aquainted with my fetish when it comes to the ersatz human--so look what comes in with the newspaper this weekend, a Spanish-language circular for Old Navy featuring, literally, ethnic, "Mexican" mannequins. More on this in Eyegiene.

More Fun With the Ersatz Human!

Uncanny Virtual Triplets!

Baudrillard Didn't Know the Half of It: Simulacra City