Frankenstein kao rana kritika posthumanizma: na razmeđu simbola otpora, savremene filozofije tijela i (ne) identiteta Drugosti
Frankenstein as an Early Critique of Posthumanism: At the Crossroads of Symbols of Resistance, Contemporary Philosophy of the Body, and the (Non) Identity of Otherness

Summary/Abstract: Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, subtitled The Modern Prometheus, represents one of the earliest literary works to open questions that today concern posthumanism: What does it mean to be human? How do we define the Other? And what is the ethical responsibility of the creator toward the created being? This paper will analyze the symbolism of the Promethean figure embodied in Victor Frankenstein, as well as the posthumanist aspects of the Creature – a being that is “human,” yet not “recognized” as a subject. Special emphasis will be placed on the questions of identity, naming, and alterity, in dialogue with contemporary post humanist and poststructuralist theory. The aim of this paper is to show, through an analysis of Frankenstein, how the novel anticipates the dilemmas of the con temporary posthuman age – that is, how the figure of the monster functions as a symbol of the Other through critical reflections on the process of transgression as the foundation of transforming fragmented identities, via the figure of “ontologi cal liminality” and the boundaries of posthumanist reflection.

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