International Research Journal of Education and Technology

Margaret Cavendish’s The Blazing World evinces an unspecified locale and unravels an image of a utopian world. It emanates posthuman concerns by manifesting issues ranging from scientific inventions and technological progression to theological affiliations and social problems. The text unravels its predisposition for science fiction as well as the concepts of utopian and dystopian discourses. It contains characters which are largely nonhuman, but showcase human-like attributes by espousing values escorted by pragmatism, empathy and mutual recognition. Their world is a world that promotes peace, harmony and co-existence. The paper strives to analyse the text in the light of posthumanism and subverts the anthropocentric notions of the Enlightenment.

Keywords: Posthumanism, Humanism, Discourse, mini-narratives, Utopia