Science-fiction Studies, Volume 29, Issue 1SFS Publications, 2002 - Science fiction |
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... machine .... " " I understand perfectly . But , once you have stored this willpower in the cells of your ' artificial brain , ' how can you make use of it and transmit it over distance ? " " I'll show you . At the rear of the machine is ...
... machine .... " " I understand perfectly . But , once you have stored this willpower in the cells of your ' artificial brain , ' how can you make use of it and transmit it over distance ? " " I'll show you . At the rear of the machine is ...
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... machine at the end of the novel reinforces the impression . Lethem's is a comic , quite optimistic ending . We could read it in terms of Jameson's distinction between modernist machines of production versus postmodernist machines of ...
... machine at the end of the novel reinforces the impression . Lethem's is a comic , quite optimistic ending . We could read it in terms of Jameson's distinction between modernist machines of production versus postmodernist machines of ...
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... machines and humans on the other . When a baboon's or a pig's heart can be easily transplanted into a human body ... machine - human interfaces . The ultimate step in this progression may well be the application of molecular biology ...
... machines and humans on the other . When a baboon's or a pig's heart can be easily transplanted into a human body ... machine - human interfaces . The ultimate step in this progression may well be the application of molecular biology ...
Contents
The Dickian Legacy Postmo | 15 |
Anthony Enns Mediality and Mourning in Stanislaw Lems Solaris | 34 |
Istvan CsicseryRonay Jr On the Grotesque in Science Fiction | 71 |
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