The Self Wired: Technology and Subjectivity in Contemporary Narrative

ISBN-13: 9780415939645 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 220 str.

Lisa Yaszek;Yaszek Lisa

Opis

This work investigates the ways in which World War II American artists represent new information and biomedical technologies and their effects on human identity and agency. Examining canonical authors such as Thomas Pynchon, science fiction writers such as Octavia Butler and popular filmmakers such as Steven Spielberg, the author shows how these artists use the figure of the part-organic, part-technical cyborg to explore how the increasingly intimate connections between ourselves and our technologies change the contours of national, racial, sexual and labouring identities.

Recenzje

"...[A] promising subject, fluid and engaging writing, and smart critical interventions in interesting and timely debates..." -- Nicola Nixon, Concordia University, Science Fiction Studies

Spis treści

Introduction Riddles in the Wiring; Chapter 1 “A new mode of expression takes over”; Chapter 2 “You’ve come a long way, baby”; Chapter 3 “It’s all about getting things done”; Chapter 4 Of Fossils and Androids; conclusion Cyborg Writing as an Emergent Narrative Genre;

O autorze

Lisa Yaszek