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Cyborgs in Latin America /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, J. Andrew, 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Spanish American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Science fiction, Spanish American > History and criticism.
Cyborgs in literature.
Cyborgs in mass media.
Cyborgs in motion pictures.
Literature and technology > Latin America > History > 20th century.
Mass media and technology > Latin America > History > 20th century.
Human beings > Philosophy.
Table of Contents:
  • Posthuman porteños: cyborg survivors in Argentine narrative and film
  • Missing gender: the posthuman feminine in Alicia Borinsky, Carmen Boullosa, and Eugenia Prado
  • Ripped stitches: mass media and televisual imaginaries in Rafael Courtoisie's narrative
  • Neoliberal prosthetics in postdictatorial Argentina and Bolivia: Carlos Gamerro and Edmundo Paz Soldán
  • Video heads and rewound bodies: cyborg memories in Rodrigo Fresán and Alberto Fuguet.