Microchips. Genetic modification of plants. Cloning. Advances in
technology promise to shape our lives more profoundly than ever
before. Exciting new discoveries in reproductive, genetic, and
information technologies all serve to call into question the
immutability of the boundaries between humans, animals, and
machines. The category of the "posthuman" reflects the implications
of such new technologies on contemporary culture, especially in
their capacity to reconfigure the human body and to challenge our
most fundamental understandings of human nature.
Elaine L. Graham explores these issues as they are expressed
within popular culture and the creative arts. From the myth of
Prometheus and the Gothic horror of Frankenstein's monster to
contemporary postmodern science fiction, a gallery of fantastic
creatures haunts Western myth, religion, and literature. They serve
to connect contemporary debates with enduring concerns about the
potential -- and the limits -- of human creativity.
This book breaks new ground in drawing together a wide range of
literature on new technologies and their ethical implications. In
her explorations of the monstrous and the cyborg, Graham covers the
Jewish legend of the golem, the Human Genome Project, Star Trek:
Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Donna
Haraway's cyborg writing, and many other related topics. This book
will interest students in cultural studies, literature, ethics,
religion, information technology, and the life sciences.
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