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"What is a memory of the future? Is it a myth, a fiction of a severed arm, a post-human debate or a broken time machine? In an increasingly insecure future-world there is an urgency to consider and debate these questions. Memories of the Future : On Countervision addresses these concerns by spe...
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| Group Author: | ; |
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| Published: |
Peter Lang,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Cultural memories,
volume 6 |
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| Summary: |
"What is a memory of the future? Is it a myth, a fiction of a severed arm, a post-human debate or a broken time machine? In an increasingly insecure future-world there is an urgency to consider and debate these questions. Memories of the Future : On Countervision addresses these concerns by speculating on the connections between memory and futurity in fields such as counter-histories, women's studies, science fiction, art and design, technology, philosophy and politics. Structured by three topics--'The Basis of Memories', 'The Re-conditioning of Time' and 'The Mechanical Future'--this book r |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-271) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9783034319355 (paperback) : 3034319355 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | CB161 |
| CLC: | G303-05 |
| Call Number: | G303-05/M533 |
| Contents: | [1] Memories of the Future : On Countervision -- Three moves for a single advent/event : (a) From modern fiction to the latest seriality; (b) Means instead of ends; (c) The revolt of technics against human progress / Alberto Abruzzese (translated by Kevin W. Molin) -- The Plot Against the Future / Malcolm Quinn -- [2] The Basis of Memories -- Mortal Engines and The Hunger Games : how myths from the past shape visions of a sustainable future and the responsibility for it as represented in children's literature / Julia Eccleshare -- Girl Acting Out : Revisiting the fairy tale futures of Little |