Reading Like A Replicant: Blade Runner 2049, Pale Fire, and the Archival Embodiment of Literature
If androids dream of electric sheep, do replicants read analog novels? In the dystopian sci-fi world of Blade Runner 2049 (2017), literature plays a complex role. In particular, the film engages in a multi-leveled way with Vladimir Nabokov's novel Pale Fire (1962). A hardcover copy of the book...
Main Author: | Lee Campbell |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Alberta
2023-12-01
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Series: | Imaginations: Journal of Cross-Cultural Media Studies |
Online Access: | https://imaginationsjournal.ca/index.php/imaginations/article/view/29695 |
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