Overview
- Applies the theories of Marshall McLuhan to science fiction studies, which have yet to be considered from this perspective
- Provides concrete examples of how McLuhan’s theories find their reflection in the aesthetics of classic and new science fiction films, demonstrating that many of his observations can be practically employed in film studies
- Includes valuable guidelines for researchers interested in conducting similar research
Part of the book series: Second Language Learning and Teaching (SLLT)
Part of the book sub series: Issues in Literature and Culture (ILC)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This groundbreaking book uses observations made by Marshall McLuhan to analyze the aesthetics of science fiction films, treating them as visual metaphors or probes into the new reality dominated by electronic media:
- it considers the relations between the senses and sensuality in Blade Runner, the visually-tactile character of the film, and the status of replicants as humanity’s new clothes;
- it analyzes the mixture of Eastern and Western aesthetics in Star Wars, analyzing Darth Vader as a combination of the literate and the tribal mindset;
- it discusses the failure of visual society presented in the Terminator and Alien franchises, the rekindling of horror vacui, tribalism, and the desire to obliterate the past as a result of the simultaneity of the acoustic space;
- finally, the book discusses the Matrix trilogy and Avatar as being deeply related in terms of the growing importance of tactility, easternization, tribalization, as well as connectivity and the implosion of human civilization.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: McLuhan’s Galaxies: Science Fiction Film Aesthetics in Light of Marshall McLuhan’s Thought
Authors: Artur Skweres
Series Title: Second Language Learning and Teaching
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04104-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-04103-8Published: 30 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-04104-5Published: 17 January 2019
Series ISSN: 2193-7648
Series E-ISSN: 2193-7656
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 110
Topics: Screen Studies, Literature and Technology/Media, Aesthetics