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Ethics for the Future

Perspectives from 21st Century Fiction

Stephanie Bender (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

318 Seiten

2023
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978-3-8376-6820-9 (ISBN)

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Which of the possible futures might be a good future, and how do we know? Stephanie Bender looks at contemporary films and novels to address major ethical challenges of the future: the ecological catastrophe, digitalisation and biotechnology. She proposes that fiction and its modes of aesthetic simulation and emotional engagement offer a different way of knowing and judging possible futures. From a critical posthumanist angle, she discusses works ranging from Don DeLillo's Zero K (2017) and Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam Trilogy (2003-2013) to Kim Stanley Robinson's New York 2140 as well as Avatar (2009), and Blade Runner 2049 (2017) among many others.

Stephanie Bender gained her doctorate in English literary and cultural studies, and teaches courses at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. She turns theory into practice on the fields of Community Supported Agriculture as the degrowth future of sustainable food production.

Besprochen in: mediendiskurs, 109 (2024), Lothar Mikos

Besprochen in:
mediendiskurs, 109 (2024), Lothar Mikos

Erscheinungsdatum	02.06.2023
Reihe/Serie	Edition Kulturwissenschaft ; 288
Verlagsort	Bielefeld
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 225 mm
Gewicht	483 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
Schlagworte	21st Century • American Studies • British Studies • ethics • Film • Future • Literary Studies • Literature • Novels
ISBN-10	3-8376-6820-7 / 3837668207
ISBN-13	978-3-8376-6820-9 / 9783837668209
Zustand	Neuware