Towards a Posthuman Imagination in Literature and Media; Monsters, Mutants, Aliens, Artificial Beings Mussgnug Florian
Towards a Posthuman Imagination in Literature and Media; Monsters, Mutants, Aliens, Artificial Beings Mussgnug Florian What if the human species were to get in touch with another intelligent species,…
Specifikacia Towards a Posthuman Imagination in Literature and Media; Monsters, Mutants, Aliens, Artificial Beings Mussgnug Florian
Towards a Posthuman Imagination in Literature and Media; Monsters, Mutants, Aliens, Artificial Beings Mussgnug Florian
What if the human species were to get in touch with another intelligent species, thus far unknown?This question is the impetus for a vast, exciting catalogue of science fiction and fantasy stories. In other words, any creature and any story produced in response to this question requires an assessment of our notion of the human and a redefinition of our position and role in the world.This volume aims at mapping and analysing the very rich catalogue of non-human figures which inhabit our contemporary imagery, with particular regard to science fiction literature and film. They serve as hypothetical answers in narrative form but can also be regarded as cognitive exercises by which we investigate the nature and destiny of humanity.
It is suggested that monsters, clones, zombies, aliens, artificial beings, cyborgs and mutants can function as ideological tools