The Aesthetics of the Sovereign Self in Conditions of Post-Scarcity.

The article offers the author's insights on the sovereign individual self concerning capitalism. He mentions the science fiction novels "Singularity Sky" and "Iron Sunrise," by Charles Stross that sets a post-singularity and post-scarcity future. He adds that many commentators believe that technolog...

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Publicado en:Comparatist Vol. 36; pp. 147 - 160
Autor principal: MEHAN, UPPINDER
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: University of North Carolina Press May2012
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Sumario:The article offers the author's insights on the sovereign individual self concerning capitalism. He mentions the science fiction novels "Singularity Sky" and "Iron Sunrise," by Charles Stross that sets a post-singularity and post-scarcity future. He adds that many commentators believe that technology may able to control people's material environment to an unprecedented level.