Tokyo Cyberpunk

Posthumanism in Japanese Visual Culture
2010. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-230-10360-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 368 g

Engaging some of the most canonical and thought-provoking anime, manga, and science fiction films, Tokyo Cyberpunk offers insightful analysis of Japanese visual culture. Steven T. Brown draws new conclusions about the cultural flow of art, as well as important technological issues of the day.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brown, Steven T.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Posthumanism after AKIRA PART I: MACHINIC DESIRES: HANS BELLMER'S DOLLS AND THE TECHNOLOGICAL UNCANNY IN GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE PART II: DESIRING MACHINES: BIOMECHANOID EROS AND OTHER TECHNO-FETISHES IN TETSUO: THE IRON MAN AND ITS PRECURSORS PART III: CONSENSUAL HALLUCINATIONS AND THE PHANTOMS OF ELECTRONIC PRESENCE IN KAIRO AND AVALON Conclusion: Software in a Body: Critical Posthumanism and Serial Experiments Lain

Über Autor(innen)

STEVEN T. BROWN is a Professor of Japanese and Comparative Film & Popular Culture at the University of Oregon, USA.