David J. Hess "On Low-tech Cyborgs" In The Cyborg Handbook; edited by Chris Hables Gray, Heidi Figueroa-Sarriera, and Steven Mentor; New York: Routledge, 1995 (pp. 371-78) In this article, David Hess defines the cyborg both as a historically contingent phenomenon, dependent on the growth of biotechnology, and as a popular myth, a boundary figure reiterated throughout history. In his latter formulation, Hess poses the cyborg as the postmodern analogue to the ancient 'hermetic animated statues,' the 'morphing god Zeus,' and even Poe characters. Hess uses this play between the old and new representations as a point of departure for his personal narratives and explorations of identity. L.E. Fazen