Postmodern and posthuman literature

Authors

John P. Gallagher, University of Texas-Pan American

Date of Award

8-2014

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

English

First Advisor

Dr. Joe Noe

Second Advisor

Dr. Matthew Christensen

Third Advisor

Dr. Robert Johnson

Abstract

The thesis is an analysis and application of Posthuman theory. Beginning with a debate on societal progress between Slavoj Zizek and Francis Fukuyama, the thesis explores the possibility of a Posthuman ethics. The main theoretical contributors are Carey Wolfe, Corey Anton, and Benedict Anderson. The primary texts analyzed are Eric Blair's (George Orwell) 1984, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, and William Gibson's Neuromancer.

Comments

Copyright 2014 John Peter Gallagher. All Rights Reserved.

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Granting Institution

University of Texas-Pan American