“God is a cluster of neurons”: Neo-posthumanism, theocide, theogony and anti-myths of origin in Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake
This paper aims to problematise the recent resurgence of literary dystopian narratives in Anglophone literatures, suggesting that such narratives must be read through a perspective that considers the centrality of the dystopian body as a transhuman entity. From the arguments raised by the discussion...
Main Author: | Eduardo Marks de Marques |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Federal Fluminense
2013-12-01
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Series: | Gragoatá |
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Online Access: | http://www.gragoata.uff.br/index.php/gragoata/article/view/39 |
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