Screen LibraryBody, soul and cyberspace in contemporary science fiction cinema : virtual worlds and ethical problems /
"Body, Soul and Cyberspace explores how recent science-fiction cinema addresses questions about the connections between body and soul, virtuality, and the ways in which we engage with spirituality in the digital age. The book investigates notions of love, life and death, taking an interdiscipli...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Pivot
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"Body, Soul and Cyberspace explores how recent science-fiction cinema addresses questions about the connections between body and soul, virtuality, and the ways in which we engage with spirituality in the digital age. The book investigates notions of love, life and death, taking an interdisciplinary approach by combining cinematic themes with religious, philosophical and ethical ideas. Magerstädt argues how even the most spectacle-driven mainstream films such as Avatar, The Matrix and Terminator can raise interesting and important questions about the human self and our interaction with the |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 95 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index. |
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9781137399403 : 1137399406 |
| Index Number: | PN1995 |
| CLC: | J905 |
| Call Number: | J905/M192 |
| Contents: | List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Ethical Questions in Contemporary Science Fiction Films -- 1. Body: Cyborgs, Clones and Automata: The Matrix, eXistenZ, 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) -- Bibliography -- Index. |