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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460341403321

Autore

Chu Seo-Young <1978->

Titolo

Do metaphors dream of literal sleep? [[electronic resource] ] : a science-fictional theory of representation / / Seo-Young Chu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-674-05922-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 p.)

Disciplina

813/.0876209

Soggetti

Science fiction, American - 20th century - History and criticism

Literature and technology - United States - History - 20th century

Literature and society - United States - History - 20th century

Literary form

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The globalized world -- Cyberspace in the 1990s -- War trauma -- Postmemory han -- Robot rights.

Sommario/riassunto

In culture and scholarship, science-fictional worlds are perceived as unrealistic and imaginary. Seo-Young Chu challenges this perception of the genre, arguing instead that science fiction is a form of 'high-intensity realism' capable of representing non-imaginary objects that elude more traditional modes of representation.