Posthuman Gothic /

Posthuman Gothic /

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Imprint:	Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2017.
Description:	xii, 275 pages ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Gothic literary studies Gothic literary studies.
Subject:	Gothic fiction (Literary genre) -- History and criticism. Humanism in literature. Gothic fiction (Literary genre) Humanism in literature. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11672348

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Other authors / contributors:	Heise-von der Lippe, Anya, editor.
ISBN:	1786831066 9781786831064
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Posthuman Gothic is an edited collection of thirteen chapters, and offers a structured, dialogical contribution to the discussion of the posthuman Gothic. Contributors explore the various ways in which posthuman thought intersects with Gothic textuality and mediality. The texts and media under discussion - from I am Legend to In the Flesh, and from Star Trek to The Truman Show, transgress the boundaries of genre, moving beyond the traditional scope of the Gothic. These texts, the contributors argue, destabilise ideas of the human in a number of ways. By confronting humanity and its Others, they introduce new perspectives on what we traditionally perceive as human. Drawing on key texts of both Gothic and posthumanist theory, the contributors explore such varied themes as posthuman vampire and zombie narratives, genetically modified posthumans, the posthuman in video games, film and TV, the posthuman as a return to nature, the posthuman's relation to classic monster narratives, and posthuman biohorror and theories of prometheanism and accelerationism. In its entirety, the volume offers a first attempt at addressing the various intersections of the posthuman and the Gothic in contemporary literature and media.

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Summary:	An edited collection of thirteen chapters, Posthuman Gothic explores the various ways in which posthuman thought intersects with Gothic textuality and mediality. The texts and media under discussion--from I am Legend to In the Flesh ; from Star Trek to The Truman Show --transgress the boundaries of genre and move beyond the traditional scope of the Gothic. These texts, the contributors argue, destabilize our conception of what it means to be human. Drawing on key texts of both Gothic and posthumanist theory, the contributors analyze varied themes: posthuman vampire and zombie narratives; genetically modified posthumans; the posthuman in video games, film, and television; the posthuman as a return to nature; the posthuman's relation to classic monster narratives; and posthuman biohorror and theories of prometheanism and accelerationism. In its entirety, this book is the first attempt to address the complex intersections of the posthuman and the Gothic in contemporary literature and media.<br>
Physical Description:	xii, 275 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	1786831066 9781786831064