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Representations of the Post/Human: Monsters, Aliens, and Others in Popular Culture - Couverture souple

Graham, Elaine L.

 
9780813530598: Representations of the Post/Human: Monsters, Aliens, and Others in Popular Culture
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0813530598 ISBN 13 : 9780813530598
Editeur : Rutgers University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Microchips. Genetic modification of plants. Cloning. Advances in technology promise to shape our lives more profoundly than ever before. Exciting new discoveries in reproductive, genetic, and information technologies all serve to call into question the immutability of the boundaries between humans, animals, and machines. The category of the "posthuman" reflects the implications of such new technologies on contemporary culture, especially in their capacity to reconfigure the human body and to challenge our most fundamental understandings of human nature.

Elaine L. Graham explores these issues as they are expressed within popular culture and the creative arts. From the myth of Prometheus and the Gothic horror of Frankenstein's monster to contemporary postmodern science fiction, a gallery of fantastic creatures haunts Western myth, religion, and literature. They serve to connect contemporary debates with enduring concerns about the potential-and the limits-of human creativity.

This book breaks new ground in drawing together a wide range of literature on new technologies and their ethical implications. In her explorations of the monstrous and the cyborg, Graham covers the Jewish legend of the golem, the Human Genome Project, Star Trek: Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Donna Haraway's cyborg writing, andmany other related topics. This book will interest students in cultural studies, literature, ethics, religion, information technology, and the life sciences.

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À propos de l'auteur

Elaine L. Graham is Samuel Ferguson Professor of Social and Pastoral Theology at the University of Manchester (U.K.). She is the author of several books, including Transforming Practice: Pastoral Theology in an Age of Uncertainty.

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Éditeur
Rutgers University Press
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0813530598
ISBN 13 
9780813530598
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
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