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Body, soul and cyberspace in contemporary science fiction cinemavirtual worlds and ethical problems /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Body, soul and cyberspace in contemporary science fiction cinemaSylvie Magerstadt.
Reminder of title:	virtual worlds and ethical problems /
Author:	Magerstadt, Sylvie,
Published:	Basingstoke :Palgrave Pivot,2014.
Description:	106 p. :9 figures.
Notes:	Electronic book text.
Notes:	Epublication based on: 9781137399403.
Subject:	Religion in motion pictures.
Online resource:	Online journal 'available contents' page
ISBN:	1137399414 (electronic bk.) :

Body, soul and cyberspace in contemporary science fiction cinemavirtual worlds and ethical problems /
Magerstadt, Sylvie,1976-

Body, soul and cyberspace in contemporary science fiction cinemavirtual worlds and ethical problems /[electronic resource] :Sylvie Magerstadt. - 1st ed. - Basingstoke :Palgrave Pivot,2014. - 106 p. :9 figures.

Electronic book text.

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Ethical Questions in Contemporary Science Fiction Films 1. Body - Cyborgs, Clones and Automata: T he Matrix, eXistenZ, Avatar 2. Soul - Cyber-Spirituality and Immortality: The Thirteenth Floor, Aeon Flux, Transcendence 3. Cyberspace - Dreams, Memory and Virtual Worlds: TRON: Legacy, Total Recall (2012), Inception Conclusion: Imagining our Future(s) Notes Bibliography Index.

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Body, Soul and Cyberspace explores how recent science-fiction cinema answers questions about body and soul, virtuality, and spirituality in the digital age by linking cinematic themes with religious, philosophical and ethical concepts.Body, Soul and Cyberspace explores how recent science-fiction cinema addresses questions about the connections between body and soul, virtuality, and the ways in which we engage with spirituality in the digital age. The book investigates notions of love, life and death, taking an interdisciplinary approach by combining cinematic themes with religious, philosophical and ethical ideas. Magerstadt argues how even the most spectacle-driven mainstream films such as Avatar, The Matrix and Terminator can raise interesting and important questions about the human self and our interaction with the world. Apart from these well-known science fiction epics, her analysis also draws on recent works, such as Inception, The Thirteenth Floor, eXistenZ, Aeon Flux, Total Recall (2012), Transcendence and TRON: Legacy. These films stimulate an engaging discussion on what makes us human, the role memory plays in understanding ourselves, and how virtual realities challenge the moral concepts that govern human relationships.

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Sylvie Magerstadt is Senior Lecturer in Media Cultures at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, where she teaches a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Previously, she lectured in Film Theory at Imperial College London and worked as a copywriter and script editor. Her main research interest is the intersection of cinema, philosophy and religion.

ISBN: 1137399414 (electronic bk.) :£30.00Subjects--Topical Terms:

477429
Religion in motion pictures.

LC Class. No.: PN1995.9.S26 / M24 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 791.43615

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