Critical Interpretation of Rosi Braidotti’s Post Humanism in Mohsin Hamid’s The Last White Man Through Textual Examination

Abstract

This study seeks to investigate the characteristics of Post Humanism in the novel “The Last White Man” in the light of Rosi Braidotti’s work “Posthuman Knowledge” (2019) as a theoretical framework and how the transformation through technological advancements in “The Last White Man” brings societal changes in future The book is based on Post Humanistic ideas on transformation, identity and race. This study is based on qualitative non-empirical research methodology and textual analysis technique is used to inquire the content of the particular novel. Further, this study clarifies the themes of the novel that align with the ideal of Post Humanism and how these themes show that traditional societal morals could be rejected and replaced by new sundries of modernity after technological variations. The findings of this study show that Hamid’s narrative proclaims multiple perspectives, substantially transformative identity and its impact in future alternatives. This study recommends further exploration of posthuman identity in contemporary South Asian Literature.