Science-fiction Studies, Volume 27, Part 1SFS Publications., 2000 - Science fiction |
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Page 29
... things , to enter things , objects , to become them . " Marker's film , which takes place in a contemporary Japan seen through an sf filter , draws attention to this by giving us long scenes of the pachinko halls , where Japanese men ...
... things , to enter things , objects , to become them . " Marker's film , which takes place in a contemporary Japan seen through an sf filter , draws attention to this by giving us long scenes of the pachinko halls , where Japanese men ...
Page 30
... thing " or " matter " in Latin , res — perhaps a punning reference to the fact that in Japanese there are animate and ... things to come . " In the very structure of her face , in geometries of underlying bone , lay coded histories of ...
... thing " or " matter " in Latin , res — perhaps a punning reference to the fact that in Japanese there are animate and ... things to come . " In the very structure of her face , in geometries of underlying bone , lay coded histories of ...
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... things , to become cyborgs , even to become Aleutians in Jones's novels - aliens who do not know permanent death - the Japanese skirt this division , pass from one side to the other . " Live ' , said the Japanese helpfully , ' as if you ...
... things , to become cyborgs , even to become Aleutians in Jones's novels - aliens who do not know permanent death - the Japanese skirt this division , pass from one side to the other . " Live ' , said the Japanese helpfully , ' as if you ...
Contents
Wrapped in that mysterious | 22 |
Michael Fisch Nation War and Japans Future in the Science | 49 |
AI ALife and | 69 |
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