The Ironic Transhumanity of William Gibson’s The Peripheral
The article discusses transhuman futures in William Gibson’s 2014 novel The Peripheral. Through differing depictions of transhuman characters in two timelines coming into contact, Gibson presents various characters as metaphorical cyborgs. Some appear as ironic figures struggling with a capitalist s...
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| Language: | English |
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Finnish Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy Research
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Fafnir |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.finfar.org/articles/the-ironic-transhumanity-of-william-gibsons-the-peripheral/ |