
Ethics for the Future
Perspectives from 21st Century Fiction
Stephanie Bender(Author)
transcript (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. June 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
318 pages
978-3-8376-6820-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Series
Thesis
Doctoral thesis
2022
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Language
English
Place of publication
Bielefeld
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Klappenbroschur
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
492 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8376-6820-9 (9783837668209)
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06/2023
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Person
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.
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