Cyborgs and generic oxymorons: The body and technology in William Gibson's cyberspace trilogy.

Examines the relationship between body and machine in William Gibson's science-fiction novels `Neuromancer,' `Count Zero,' and `Mona Lisa Overdrive.' Merging of the discourses deriving from the organic and technological worlds in Gibson's texts; Tension between essentialism and culturalism; Depicti...

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Publicado en:Science Fiction Studies Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 227 - 245
Autor principal: Siivonen, Timo
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: University of California Press Jul96
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