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245 10 a| Ghost whispers :b| physical memory and the self in Ghost in the shell : stand alone complex /c| by Brandon D. Jones.;

264 1 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| [East Carolina University],c| 2020.;

300 a| 54 pages;

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502 b| Englishc| East Carolina Universityd| 2020.;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the Department of English;

500 a| Advisor: Su-Ching Huang;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed November 12, 2020).;

520 3 a| In Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex director Kenji Kamiyama tells the story of Motoko Kusanagi, a young woman who has inhabited a prosthetic body from the age of six. Through her life and the lives of her team, Kamiyama presents how items of sentimental value can become the embodiment of memories. These items can help preserve self-identity in the face of existential doubt in the truthfulness of memory and the unknown body. In the two seasons of Stand Alone Complex, Kamiyama challenges Motoko by raising up two figures to serve as mirrors for her own life and choices and presents to the viewer the decisions that Motoko faces and why she chooses to reject them. In a franchise like Ghost in the Shell where the prosthetic cyborg interface easily becomes the focus, Kamiyama instead presents the humanity of Motoko Kusanagi and what she does to maintain herself despite the challenges she faces.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

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Ghost whispers : physical memory and the self in Ghost in the shell : stand alone complex / by Brandon D. Jones.

Author/creator	Jones, Brandon D. author.
Other author	Huang, Su-ching, degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of English.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication	[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2020.
Description	54 pages
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Kamiyama, Kenji animation director. Ghost in the shell: stand alone complex (Television program) Animated television programs--Japan. Identity (Philosophical concept)--Drama. Cyborgs--Japan. --Drama.

Summary	In Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex director Kenji Kamiyama tells the story of Motoko Kusanagi, a young woman who has inhabited a prosthetic body from the age of six. Through her life and the lives of her team, Kamiyama presents how items of sentimental value can become the embodiment of memories. These items can help preserve self-identity in the face of existential doubt in the truthfulness of memory and the unknown body. In the two seasons of Stand Alone Complex, Kamiyama challenges Motoko by raising up two figures to serve as mirrors for her own life and choices and presents to the viewer the decisions that Motoko faces and why she chooses to reject them. In a franchise like Ghost in the Shell where the prosthetic cyborg interface easily becomes the focus, Kamiyama instead presents the humanity of Motoko Kusanagi and what she does to maintain herself despite the challenges she faces.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the Department of English
General note	Advisor: Su-Ching Huang
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed November 12, 2020).
Dissertation note	English East Carolina University 2020.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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