ABSTRACT This paper explores the complex topography of technobiopower in what has been referred to as the posthuman era, following the commercial surrogacy phenomenon. To do so, I refer to commercial surrogates as the “modest witness” of this situation, a term derived from Donna Haraway’s conceptual toolbox. The modest witness starts from her situated position, and records and informs about what happens. By placing commercial surrogates in the position of modest witness, this paper attempts to visualize the complex and multi-layered network of technobiopower. In the posthuman era where technological possibility re-characterizes birth and death, commercial surrogates are concrete bodies as well as symbolic markers that are captured within the complex network of bio-capital, bio-power, reproductive rights and bio-labor. If discussions on the posthuman emphasize new technological possibilities, deconstruction of traditional systems and advancement into a new world, commercial surrogates— as the “modest witness” of this era— will then reveal and demonstrate the pain that must be endured for obtaining this opportunity and the dominance of technobiopower about which we are not conscious.

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代孕妈妈，新生殖技术的谦虚见证：理解后人类时代的技术生物权力

摘要 本文探讨了在商业代孕现象之后被称为后人类时代的技术生物权力的复杂地形。为此，我将商业代理人称为这种情况的“适度见证人”，这个术语源自 Donna Haraway 的概念工具箱。谦虚的证人从她所处的位置开始，记录并告知发生的事情。通过将商业代理人置于适度见证的位置，本文试图可视化技术生物权力的复杂和多层网络。在技​​术可能性重新表征出生和死亡的后人类时代，商业代理人是具体的身体，也是生物资本、生物权力、生殖权利和生物劳动的复杂网络中捕获的象征标记。