"What are the implications of the virtual for the human? An analytical ethics of identity in pop culture narratives"
Journal
European Journal of American Culture
ISSN
1466-0407
ISSN-Digital
1758-9118
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2004-11-01
Author(s)
Abstract
‘What are the implications of the virtual for the human?' provides a brief analysis of contemporary crises in identity as they are related to authenticity. It does this by way of a primarily psychoanalytical reading of four narratives about artificial beings which are representative of (if not definitive within) the genre: 2001: A Space Odyssey, AI, Blade Runner, and Frankenstein. By pitting the human against the artificial being, we are presented with certain difficulties in determining alterity and in determining what these very difficulties represent to us.
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Intellect
Publisher place
Bristol, UK
Volume
23
Number
3
Start page
173
End page
185
Pages
13
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
12069