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Body, soul and cyberspace in contemporary science fiction cinema = virtual worlds and ethical problems /

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Body, soul and cyberspace in contemporary science fiction cinema/ Sylvie Magerstadt.
其他題名:	virtual worlds and ethical problems /
作者:	Magerstadt, Sylvie,
出版者:	Basingstoke :Palgrave Pivot, : 2014.,
面頁冊數:	106 p. :9 figures. :
附註:	Electronic book text.
標題:	Ethics in motion pictures. -
電子資源:	Online journal 'available contents' page
ISBN:	1137399414 (electronic bk.) :

Body, soul and cyberspace in contemporary science fiction cinema = virtual worlds and ethical problems /
Magerstadt, Sylvie,1976-

Body, soul and cyberspace in contemporary science fiction cinemavirtual worlds and ethical problems /[electronic resource] :Sylvie Magerstadt. - 1st ed. - Basingstoke :Palgrave Pivot,2014. - 106 p. :9 figures.

Electronic book text.

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Ethical Questions in Contemporary Science Fiction Films 1. Body - Cyborgs, Clones and Automata: T he Matrix, eXistenZ, 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.

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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.Body, Soul and Cyberspace explores how recent science-fiction cinema addresses questions about the connections between body and soul, virtuality, and the ways in which we engage with spirituality in the digital age. The book investigates notions of love, life and death, taking an interdisciplinary approach by combining cinematic themes with religious, philosophical and ethical ideas. Magerstadt argues how even the most spectacle-driven mainstream films such as Avatar, The Matrix and Terminator can raise interesting and important questions about the human self and our interaction with the world. Apart from these well-known science fiction epics, her analysis also draws on recent works, such as Inception, The Thirteenth Floor, eXistenZ, Aeon Flux, Total Recall (2012), Transcendence and TRON: Legacy. These films stimulate an engaging discussion on what makes us human, the role memory plays in understanding ourselves, and how virtual realities challenge the moral concepts that govern human relationships.

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Sylvie Magerstadt 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.

ISBN: 1137399414 (electronic bk.) :£30.00Subjects--Topical Terms:

870354
Ethics in motion pictures.

LC Class. No.: PN1995.9.S26 / M24 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 791.43615

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