Body, Soul and Cyberspace in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema

Body, Soul and Cyberspace explores how recent science-fiction cinema answers questions about body and soul, virtuality, and spirituality in the digital age by linking cinematic themes with religious, philosophical and ethical concepts.

The main concern of the book is how human interactions with cyberspace are represented in SF film. Body, Soul and Cyberspace in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema is well-written and insightful. There is a bibliography and filmography as well as an index, and each chapter is preceded by an abstract. Anyone working on philosophical issues in the films Magerstädt discusses would do well to read this book, particularly Avatar scholars. (Emily Hegarty, SFRA Review, Issue 315, 2015)

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Sylvie Magerstädt is Senior Lecturer in Media Cultures at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, where she teaches a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Previously, she lectured in Film Theory at Imperial College London and worked as a copywriter and script editor. Her main research interest is the intersection of cinema, philosophy and religion.

Inhalt
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Ethical Questions in Contemporary Science Fiction Films 1. Body - Cyborgs, Clones and Automata: T he Matrix , e XistenZ , Avatar 2. Soul - Cyber-Spirituality and Immortality: The Thirteenth Floor , Aeon Flux , Transcendence 3. Cyberspace - Dreams, Memory and Virtual Worlds: TRON: Legacy , Total Recall (2012), Inception Conclusion: Imagining our Future(s) Notes Bibliography Index