Cyborg: Engineering the Body Electric

Greco, Diane

ISBN 10 : 1884511228 ISBN 13 : 9781884511226

Editeur : Eastgate Systems Inc, 1995

Synopsis

This title is published on a 3.5" disk (Mac and Windows).

Part human and part machine, the cyborg is a familiar figure in cyberpunk science fiction. But this figure looms ever larger -- as metaphor and as reality -- in all our lives. Today, cyborgs are real; in cyberspace, we are all cyborgs. Greco explores the significance of the cyborg in 20th century writing. from Thomas Pynchon and William Gibson to Haraway and Derrida. The cyborg is more than just an interesting fiction; Cyborg: Engineering The Body Electric explores cyborg's impact on political action and personal identity.

After reading Cyborg, you'll never again look at your body (or someone else's) quite the same way.

"If cyborgs know about anything, they know about parts. Spare parts, parts and wholes, prostheses, replacements, enhancements. How do you make sense of all these pieces? After the disaster, when things fall apart, cyborgs know how to stitch themselves back together."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Eastgate Systems Inc
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1884511228
• ISBN 13: 9781884511226
• Reliure: 3,5-Zoll-Bindescheibe
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible