Body, Soul and Cyberspace in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema

Virtual Worlds and Ethical Problems
2014. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-39940-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 105 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 272 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Magerstädt, S.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Sylvie Magerstädt is Senior Lecturer in Media Cultures at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, where she teaches a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Previously, she lectured in Film Theory at Imperial College London and worked as a copywriter and script editor. Her main research interest is the intersection of cinema, philosophy and religion.