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NEW HUMAN CONCEPT IN MODERN LITERATURE
Oxunova Muxlisaxon Ravshanbek qizi
Private School "Ideal" in Fergana city
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13132076
Abstract:
This article explores the evolving concept of the "new human" in
modern literature from the early 20th century to present day. Through an
analysis of major literary works and movements, it traces how authors have
reimagined the human condition, identity, and potential in response to rapid
social, technological, and philosophical changes. The article identifies key
attributes of literary "new humans" including a fluid sense of self,
transformative abilities, and a challenge to mind-div dualism.
Keywords:
new human, modern literature, identity, posthumanism,
transhumanism
Annotatsiya:
Ushbu maqolada XX asr boshidan to hozirgi kungacha
zamonaviy adabiyotda "yangi inson" tushunchasining evolyutsiyasi o'rganilgan.
Asosiy adabiy asarlar va konsepsiyalarni tahlil qilish asosida tezkor ijtimoiy,
texnologik va falsafiy o'zgarishlarga javoban insonning holati, o'ziga xosligi va
salohiyatini qanday qayta tasavvur qilinishini kuzatish mumkin. Maqolada
adabiy "yangi inson"ning asosiy xususiyatlari, shu jumladan o'zgaruvchan o'z-
o'zini anglash, o'zgarish qobiliyati va ong-tana dualizmiga qarshi kurashish
aniqlangan.
Kalit so'zlar:
yangi inson, zamonaviy adabiyot, o'ziga xoslik,
postgumanizm, transhumanizm
Аннотация:
В данной статье исследуется эволюция концепции
"нового человека" в современной литературе с начала XX века по наши
дни. На основе анализа основных литературных произведений и течений в
нем прослеживается, как авторы переосмысливали состояние человека,
его идентичность и потенциал в ответ на стремительные социальные,
технологические и философские изменения. В статье определены
ключевые черты литературных "новых людей", включая изменчивое
самоощущение, способности к трансформации и вызов дуализму разума и
тела.
Ключевые слова:
новый человек, современная литература,
идентичность, постгуманизм, трансгуманизм
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INTRODUCTION
The concept of the human has undergone dramatic shifts in modern
literature, as authors have grappled with redefining identity, selfhood, and
human potential in the face of rapid social, technological, and ideological
changes. From the early 20th century modernists to contemporary science
fiction and posthumanist works, literature has imagined "new humans" that
transcend ordinary limits and challenge traditional notions of the human
condition. This article will explore the evolution of the "new human" concept in
modern literature, tracing its key attributes and situating it within broader
literary and cultural movements.
METHODS AND LITERATURE REVIEW
To identify major "new human" archetypes and themes, this article analyzes
influential works of modern literature from the early 1900s to present day. It
draws upon primary sources including novels, short stories, and manifestos, as
well as secondary scholarship on transhumanism, posthumanism, and related
movements in literature.
Key primary texts include:
The Futurist Manifesto (1909) and modernist works like Mina Loy's
poetry
Virginia Woolf's Orlando (1928) and other explorations of identity and
consciousness
Post-WWII "new wave" science fiction by authors like Arthur C. Clarke
Cyberpunk works of the 1980s like William Gibson's Neuromancer (1984)
Contemporary speculative and posthumanist fiction by authors like
Octavia Butler, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Ted Chiang
Secondary scholarship is drawn from literary critics and theorists such as
Donna Haraway, Katherine Hayles, Cary Wolfe, and Pramod K. Nayar
[1][2][3][4].
RESULTS
The analysis identifies three key attributes of the "new human" in modern
literature:
Fluid identity:
The "new human" rejects fixed notions of identity, selfhood,
and the div. Influenced by modernist interrogations of consciousness and the
self, works depict mutable, fragmented selves and challenge traditional
boundaries between mind/div, human/nonhuman, and self/other.
Transformative abilities:
"New humans" often possess extraordinary
abilities to alter themselves and their reality, whether through technology,
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mutation, or metaphysical means. These transformative powers position them
beyond ordinary human limits.
Challenging binaries:
"New human" characters frequently challenge
Cartesian dualism and human exceptionalism. They disrupt divisions between
mind/div, natural/artificial, and human/posthuman, complicating what it
means to be human.
ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
These "new human" attributes can be traced across several literary
movements and periods. Early 20th century modernists and futurists began
radically reimagining human identity and potential, often drawing inspiration
from new technologies and scientific theories. Works by Woolf, Loy, T.S. Eliot
and other modernists portrayed fragmented, shifting selves and inner worlds
that defied conventional notions of stable identity [5].
In the post-WWII period, "new wave" science fiction authors like Clarke and
Ballard explored transcendent "new humans" with godlike abilities enabled by
technological and evolutionary advances [6]. Cyberpunk of the 1980s-90s
depicted "cyborg" fusions of human and machine, with protagonists jackinginto
virtual realms and acquiring posthuman powers [7].
More recently, speculative fiction has envisioned biologically and
technologically modified "new humans" through works like Margaret Atwood's
Oryx and Crake or Paolo Bacigalupi's The Windup Girl. Meanwhile, a burgeoning
"posthumanist" fiction by Chiang, Butler and others has used the posthuman
condition to challenge binaries and essentialist notions of the "human"
altogether [8].
The "new human" is an ongoing, unfinished project in literature, reflecting
the continuous need to reimagine human identity in an age of accelerating social
and technological transformation. Depictions of "new humans" both emerge
from and shape broader cultural notions of the human condition and its future.
While offering an exhilarating vision of transcendent potential, "new
human" tropes also raise questions and anxieties about the fate of the human in
a posthuman world. Some fear the "new human" heralds a decentering or
erasure of the human itself. However, posthumanist thinkers argue the "new
human" expands and redefines, rather than diminishes, the category of the
human [9].
CONCLUSION
The "new human" is a central theme in modern literature, reflecting efforts
to reimagine identity, human limits, and the boundaries of the "human" itself in
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response to an era of radical change. With their fluid identities, transformative
powers, and boundary-challenging nature, "new human" characters both
emdiv and shape cultural notions of posthuman possibility. As we face a future
of profound technosocial transformation, literature's "new humans" offer a
imaginative testing ground to explore the contours of our posthuman becoming.
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