The Scientific Imaginary in Visual Culture

The Scientific Imaginary in Visual Culture
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Publisher : V&R unipress GmbH
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9783899717563
ISBN-13 : 3899717562
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Download or read book The Scientific Imaginary in Visual Culture written by Anneke Smelik and published by V&R unipress GmbH. This book was released on 2010 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 occur and 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 posthu-man 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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