The Souls of Cyberfolk: Posthumanism as Vernacular Theory by Thomas Foster (Engl

Description: The Souls of Cyberfolk by Thomas Foster Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Considers the construction of race, gender, and sexuality in virtual reality. Publisher Description In The Souls of Cyberfolk, Thomas Foster traces the transformation of cyberpunk from a literary movement into a multimedia cultural phenomenon. He examines how cyberpunk defined a framework for thinking about the cultural implications of new technologies - a framework flexible enough to incorporate issues of gender, queer sexualities, and ethnic and racial differences as well as developments in nationalist models of citizenship and global economic flows. Beginning with William Gibsons paradigmatic text Neuromancer, and continuing through the works of Maureen McHugh, Melissa Scott, Neal Stephenson, Greg Egan, and Ken MacLeod, Foster measures cyberpunks reach into social and philosophical movements (the Extropy Institute), commercial art (Hajime Sorayamas gynoids or sexy robot illustrations), comic books (Deathlok), film (Robocop), and music video (from Billy Idols Cyberpunk album). The central challenge that cyberpunk poses for cultural critics, Foster argues, is to understand what happens when the technological denaturalization of physical embodiment becomes the norm. This question acquires urgency as the focus of his book moves beyond the typical technocultural concerns with gender and sexuality to consider race and models of citizenship - a shift that constitutes one of the books most original contributions to scholarship on the topic. Author Biography Thomas Foster is associate professor of English and director of the Cultural Studies Program at Indiana University. Details ISBN 0816634068 ISBN-13 9780816634064 Title The Souls of Cyberfolk Author Thomas Foster Format Paperback Year 2005 Pages 344 Edition 1st Publisher University of Minnesota Press GE_Item_ID:161716724; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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