Reality Simulation in Science Fiction Literature, Film and Television

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de Heather Duerre Humann

Type

Studies

Sujet

Genre > Science Fiction

Mots Clés

science fiction, reality

Année d'édition

2019

Editeur

McFarland & Co

Langue

anglais

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Format

Paperback • 203 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4766-7753-8

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Description de l'ouvrage:
In recent decades, science fiction in both print and visual media has produced an outpouring of story lines that feature forms of simulated reality. These depictions appear with such frequency that fictional portrayals of simulated worlds have become a popular sci-fi trope—one that prompts timeless questions about the nature of reality while also tapping into contemporary debates about emerging technologies. In combination with tech-driven tensions, this study shows that our collective sense of living in politically uncertain times also propels the popularity of these story lines. Because of the kinds of questions they raise and the cultural anxieties they provoke, these fictional representations provide a window into contemporary culture and demonstrate how we are reassessing our own reality.

À propos de l'auteur :
Heather Duerre Humann teaches in the Department of Language and Literature at Florida Gulf Coast University. She is the author of multiple books and has contributed essays to edited collections and published articles, reviews and short stories in African American Review, Women’s Studies, South Atlantic Review and Studies in American Culture.

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