Cyborg cinema and contemporary subjectivity / Sue Short.
Cyborg cinema and contemporary subjectivity / Sue Short.
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New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N791.43656/5
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English
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Physical content
xi, 247 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Cycles, sub-genres and cyborg cinema -- 2. Body and soul : a history of cyborg theory -- 3. Food for Moloch : the cyborg as worker -- 4. The synthetic female : cyborgs and the inscription of gender -- 5. The best of both worlds? : hybridity, humanity and the other -- 6. Heart and hearth : the cyb...
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Publisher
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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Summary
"What are cyborgs? How have they been represented in cinema? And why have they generated such an astonishing degree of critical interest? These are the questions that underpin this book. It asks what relevance the cyborg has in exploring the nature of human identity, questioning our relationship to technology, and speculating on envisaged prospects...
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Cyborg cinema and contemporary subjectivity / Sue Short.
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Filmography: p. 231.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-241) and index.
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N791.43656/5
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74VKPllPjRK3
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1403921784
9781403921789
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791.43656
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991019795519702626
