Posthumanism and posthuman systematic review on scientific bases

ABSTRACT

To reflect on the concepts related to the “post-humanism” theme and its approaches by Information Science (CI) and other areas of Science. This paper analyzed the articles on post-humanism indexed on the Web of Science, Scopus, Scielo, Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LIST), Information Science and Technology Abstracts (ISTA), Emerald, the Referential Database of Scientific Journals Articles were analyzed of Information (BRAPCI) and Base of the National Research Meeting in Information Science (BENANCIB) in the period from 2010 to 2020. It has exploratory and descriptive objectives. A bibliometric study with data collection and analysis and systematic review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyze (PRISMA). The results present a section of the literature on the subject and had 33 texts analyzed, gathered in 11 areas, indexed by 108 keywords, with 45 authors of the respective texts and 1124 references, of which eight are recurrent researchers. Post-humanism points to a perspective where the human loses its role as the dominant being of the universe and starts to develop partnerships with machines, animals and the environment. At CI, studies indicate the concern to understand how the human is preparing to reframe the analysis of information considering that he is no longer able to store everything. The results indicate that we are in a historical period in which it is not valid to raise questions about what we will do when people become post-human, because we have already experienced this reality, and therefore, studies should be based on what we can do now to meet consumption patterns and requirements of these individuals.

KEYWORDS:
Posthumanism; Posthuman; Information Science; Information and communication technology