Sex, Death and Resurrection in Altered Carbon
Author | : Aldona Kobus |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 205 |
Release | : 2020-01-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781476638461 |
ISBN-13 | : 1476638462 |
Rating | : 4/5 (462 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sex, Death and Resurrection in Altered Carbon written by Aldona Kobus and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-01-31 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2018 Netflix series Altered Carbon is a vital contribution to the cyberpunk renaissance, among such titles as Snowpiercer or Blade Runner 2049. This collection of new essays answers the question: is this increasing popularity of cyberpunk a sign of recognition of the genre's transgressive aspects, such as a stark critique of capitalism, or is it the opposite--a sign of the genre's failure to successfully criticize modernity? The contributors consider the series as taking on current issues, from a critique of neoliberalism, through the ethical aspects of biotechnology, up to thanatology. They provoke questions about what it means to be human in a world in which death does not exist. Essays evaluate the surging popularity of the series and cyberpunk at large from a variety of critical perspectives, shedding new light on a challenging and inventive series.