Which of the possible futures might be a good future, and how do we know? Stephanie Bender looks at contemporary films and novels to address major ethical challenges of the future: the ecological catastrophe, digitalisation and biotechnology. She proposes that fiction and its modes of aesthetic simulation and emotional engagement offer a different way of knowing and judging possible futures. From a critical posthumanist angle, she discusses works ranging from Don DeLillo's Zero K (2017) and Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam Trilogy (2003-2013) to Kim Stanley Robinson's New York 2140 as well as Avatar (2009), and Blade Runner 2049 (2017) among many others.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9783837668209
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-3-8376-6820-9
- Verlag: Transcript Verlag
- Erscheinungstermin: 01.06.2023
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 2023
- Serie: Edition Kulturwissenschaft
- Produktform: Kartoniert, Kartoniert
- Gewicht: 492 g
- Seiten: 318
- Format (B x H x T): 145 x 223 x 22 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
