The Scientific Imaginary in Visual Culture
Popular media, art and science are intricately interlinked in contemporary visual culture. This book analyses the ›scientific imaginary‹ that is the result of the profound effects of science upon the imagination, and conversely, of the imagination in and upon science. As scientific developments in g...
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| description | Popular media, art and science are intricately interlinked in contemporary visual culture. This book analyses the ›scientific imaginary‹ that is the result of the profound effects of science upon the imagination, and conversely, of the imagination in and upon science. As scientific developments in genetics, information technology and cybernetics open up new possibilities of intervention in human lives, cultural theorists have explored the notion of the ›posthuman‹. The Scientific Imaginary in Visual Culture analyses figurations of the ›posthuman‹ in history and philosophy, as well as in its utopian and dystopian forms in art and popular culture. The authors thus address the blurring boundaries between art and science in diverse media like science fiction film, futurist art, video art and the new phenomenon of ›bio-art‹. In their evaluations of the scientific imaginary in visual culture, the authors engage critically with current scientific and technological concerns. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-707432025-07-30T10:36:26Z The Scientific Imaginary in Visual Culture Smelik, Anneke Literary Collections thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose::DNT Anthologies: general Popular media, art and science are intricately interlinked in contemporary visual culture. This book analyses the ›scientific imaginary‹ that is the result of the profound effects of science upon the imagination, and conversely, of the imagination in and upon science. As scientific developments in genetics, information technology and cybernetics open up new possibilities of intervention in human lives, cultural theorists have explored the notion of the ›posthuman‹. The Scientific Imaginary in Visual Culture analyses figurations of the ›posthuman‹ in history and philosophy, as well as in its utopian and dystopian forms in art and popular culture. The authors thus address the blurring boundaries between art and science in diverse media like science fiction film, futurist art, video art and the new phenomenon of ›bio-art‹. In their evaluations of the scientific imaginary in visual culture, the authors engage critically with current scientific and technological concerns. 2021-06-12T02:00:42Z 2021-06-12T02:00:42Z 2021-06-11T03:30:28Z 2010 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/49464 9783862347568 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/70743 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49464/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49464/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49464/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49464/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49464/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49464/1/external_content.pdf Brill V&R unipress 10.14220/9783862347568 10.14220/9783862347568 33fecb33-e7c4-4fc8-96b0-7ba2fccafba9 Knowledge Unlatched 9783862347568 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) KU Select 2020: HSS Backlist Books V&R unipress open access |
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