This work approaches, from dual perspective of the optimistic transhumanist philosophy and the more balanced perspective of critical posthumanism, 21st century novels by Richard Powers, Dave Eggers and Don DeLillo as representative of a new trend of US fiction concerned with the topic of the technological augmentation of the human condition
This work approaches, from dual perspective of the optimistic transhumanist philosophy and the more balanced perspective of critical posthumanism, 21st century novels by Richard Powers, Dave Eggers and Don DeLillo as representative of a new trend of US fiction concerned with the topic of the technological augmentation of the human condition
Carmen Laguarta-Bueno is a lecturer at the Department of English and German Studies at the University of Zaragoza. Her work has been published in journals such as Atlantis and The Nordic Journal of English Studies, and in volumes such as Transhumanism and Posthumanism in Twenty-First Century Narrative (Routledge).
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Acknowledgements Introduction Transhumanism and Critical Posthumanism Literary Representations of the Trans- and the Posthuman Cyberpunk, Postcyberpunk, and Beyond 1. Richard Powers's Generosity: An Enhancement (2009): A Metafictional Reflection on the Biotechnological Pursuit of Happiness Generosity: An Enhancement and Transhumanism: The Biotechnological Pursuit of Happiness Critical Posthumanism and Metafiction in Generosity: An Enhancement 2. When Utopia Meets Dystopia: Social Media Tools and Surveillance Devices in Dave Eggers's The Circle (2013) The Circle and Transhumanism: Social Media Tools and Surveillance Devices Critical Posthumanism, Utopia, and Dystopia in The Circle 3. Don DeLillo's Zero K (2016): Transhumanism, Trauma, and the Ethics of Premature Cryopreservation Zero K and Transhumanism: Life Extension Technologies Critical Posthumanism and Trauma in Zero K Conclusion Index
Acknowledgements Introduction Transhumanism and Critical Posthumanism Literary Representations of the Trans- and the Posthuman Cyberpunk, Postcyberpunk, and Beyond 1. Richard Powers's Generosity: An Enhancement (2009): A Metafictional Reflection on the Biotechnological Pursuit of Happiness Generosity: An Enhancement and Transhumanism: The Biotechnological Pursuit of Happiness Critical Posthumanism and Metafiction in Generosity: An Enhancement 2. When Utopia Meets Dystopia: Social Media Tools and Surveillance Devices in Dave Eggers's The Circle (2013) The Circle and Transhumanism: Social Media Tools and Surveillance Devices Critical Posthumanism, Utopia, and Dystopia in The Circle 3. Don DeLillo's Zero K (2016): Transhumanism, Trauma, and the Ethics of Premature Cryopreservation Zero K and Transhumanism: Life Extension Technologies Critical Posthumanism and Trauma in Zero K Conclusion Index
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