Posthuman becoming narratives in contemporary anglophone science fiction / by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cambridge Scholars Publishing, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science fiction, English.

Science fiction, English--19th century--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 pages)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2022]

Summary:

This book explores the integration of narratology with posthumanism by examining a large scope of narratives in science fiction over nearly half a century in a range of major Anglophone countries. Based on the rhizome of posthumanism, analysis of the posthuman narrative embodiments in selected contemporary Anglophone science fiction, it investigates Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness (1969), Ian Watson's The Jonah Kit (1975), Iain Banks' The Bridge (1986) and Richard Powers' Galatea 2.2 (1995) as exemplifying various aspects of posthuman becoming-other. The book shows that, in the reactive logic of nihilism, the becoming-other posthuman, rather than posing a threat, proves to be the companion and savior of human beings, whose apocalyptic sacrifice brings back the all-too-human humanity to the chaotic world of presence.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Works Cited.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Publishing, Cambridge Scholars Posthuman Becoming Narratives in Contemporary Anglophone Science Fiction

ISBN:

9781527588516