In a world where surveillance and technology increasingly shape the most intimate aspects of human life, this monograph explores how motherhood is transformed by digital tools, AI, and societal control mechanisms. This interdisciplinary study interrogates the intersections of feminism, posthumanism, and surveillance studies to reveal how maternal bodies are not only sites of care but also sites of observation, regulation, and technological intervention. Building on key theoretical frameworks from Donna Haraway, Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, and others, this book dissects how new digital and posthuman technologies—such as parenting apps, robotic caregivers, and smart homes—reshape the role and identity of the mother. From cyborg theory and mid-20th century surveillance practices to AI-driven caregiving and futuristic portrayals of robotic motherhood in media, Surveillance, Technology and the Maternal Body critically examines how motherhood is being redefined in both virtual and physical spaces. The chapters draw on literature, film, digital media, and architectural theory, tracing the cyborgisation of motherhood and critically reflecting on how these surveillance practices both restrict and reshape what it means to be called 'mother'.
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Mackay, Antonia
Year of publication: [publication anticipated 2027]Date of RADAR deposit: 2025-02-04