Body, Soul and Cyberspace in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema

Virtual Worlds and Ethical Problems

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

Av S. Magerstädt, S. Magerstadt, Sylvie Magerstadt

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Body, Soul and Cyberspace explores how recent science-fiction cinema answers questions about body and soul, virtuality, and spirituality in the digital age by linking cinematic themes with religious, philosophical and ethical concepts.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-09-26
Mått140 x 216 x 13 mm
Vikt278 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor105
Upplaga2014
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781137399403

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List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Ethical Questions in Contemporary Science Fiction Films 1. Body - Cyborgs, Clones and Automata: T he Matrix , e XistenZ , Avatar 2. Soul - Cyber-Spirituality and Immortality: The Thirteenth Floor , Aeon Flux , Transcendence 3. Cyberspace - Dreams, Memory and Virtual Worlds: TRON: Legacy , Total Recall (2012), Inception Conclusion: Imagining our Future(s) Notes Bibliography Index

"The main concern of the book is how human interactions with cyberspace are represented in SF film. ... Body, Soul and Cyberspace in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema is well-written and insightful. There is a bibliography and filmography as well as an index, and each chapter is preceded by an abstract. Anyone working on philosophical issues in the films Magerstadt discusses would do well to read this book, particularly Avatar scholars." (Emily Hegarty, SFRA Review, Issue 315, 2015)