Cyborgs in Latin America / J. Andrew Brown.

Author/creator Brown, J. Andrew, 1970-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Descriptionxi, 212 pages ; 22 cm
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.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009047964
ISBN9780230103900 (alk. paper)
ISBN0230103901 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PQ7082.S34 B76 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold