In dialogue with posthuman thought, this book argues that Ballard's fiction affirms the expansive powers of the human body to create openings in the limited present. This book also positions the transgressive private mythologies of Ballard's characters as strategies of survival and endurance in surrealist everyday catastrophes.
In dialogue with posthuman thought, this book argues that Ballard's fiction affirms the expansive powers of the human body to create openings in the limited present. This book also positions the transgressive private mythologies of Ballard's characters as strategies of survival and endurance in surrealist everyday catastrophes.
Carolyn Lau is Lecturer of English Literature at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She teaches and researches in the areas of global speculative fiction, contemporary literature, graphic narratives, and future storytelling.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgments List of abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. A Valuable Education Chapter 2. Elementary Geometry Chapter 3. Autopia Chapter 4. The Denial of Death Chapter 5. Neighbourhood Fascism Chapter 6. A Collective Enterprise Conclusion Index
Acknowledgments List of abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. A Valuable Education Chapter 2. Elementary Geometry Chapter 3. Autopia Chapter 4. The Denial of Death Chapter 5. Neighbourhood Fascism Chapter 6. A Collective Enterprise Conclusion Index
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