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Desire in the Age of Robots and AI: - Hardcover, by Gibson Rebecca - Very Good
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- 9783030240165
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Desire in the Age of Robots and Ai : Investigations in Science Fiction and Fact
- Item Length
- 8.3in
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing A&G
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Literary Criticism, Psychology, Social Science
- Topic
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, Media Studies, General, Anthropology / Physical, Emotions, Robotics
- Item Width
- 5.8in
- Item Weight
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- Number of Pages
- Xi, 141 Pages
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This book examines how science fiction's portrayal of humanity's desire for robotic companions influences and reflects changes in our actual desires. It begins by taking the reader on a journey that outlines basic human desires--in short, we are storytellers, and we need the objects of our desire to be able to mirror that aspect of our beings. This not only explains the reasons we seek out differences in our mates, but also why we crave sex and romance with robots. In creating a new species of potential companions, science fiction highlights what we already want and how our desires dictate--and are in return recreated-- by what is written. But sex with robots is more than a sci-fi pop-culture phenomenon; it's a driving force in the latest technological advances in cybernetic science. As such, this book looks at both what we imagine and what we can create in terms of the newest iterations of robotic companionship.
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Springer International Publishing A&G
ISBN-10
3030240169
ISBN-13
9783030240165
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Desire in the Age of Robots and Ai : Investigations in Science Fiction and Fact
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Media Studies, General, Anthropology / Physical, Emotions, Robotics
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Literary Criticism, Psychology, Social Science
Number of Pages
Xi, 141 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.3in
Item Width
5.8in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Gn49-298
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"Gibson's book is a masterclass in how to analyze literature and film and turn them into useful bits of evidence for a larger ethnographic study. I would recommend Desire in the Age of Robots and AI for both undergraduate and graduate courses in Anthropology, Folklore, Sociology, Film Studies, Literary Anthropology, Science and Technology Studies, Human Sexuality, and so much more." (Wayne Fife, Anthropologica, Vol. 63 (1), 2021)
Table of Content
Chapter 1. The Gears and Wires Chapter 2. Does She Know?: Robot/Android Self-Knowledge and Authenticity Chapter 3. "...then again, who does?": Death, Life, and Love in Blade Runner Chapter 4. "I'm the best angel" -- Blade Runner 2049 and Its Impact on Robotics Chapter 5. Moving Toward an Acceptance of Robotic Sexuality through Sci-Fi
Copyright Date
2020
Dewey Decimal
303.483
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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