The book explores the historical development of Darwin's theories and their cultural impact, particularly on contemporary media, neo-Victorian literature, and science fiction. It analyzes how Darwin's ideas have been reinterpreted and adapted across various forms of literature and film, reflecting the complexities of current discussions in Victorian and neo-Victorian studies. This collection offers a multifaceted perspective on Darwin's lasting influence and the diverse responses it has generated in modern culture.
As algorithmic data processing increasingly pervades everyday life, it is also making its way into the worlds of art, literature and music. In doing so, it shifts notions of creativity and evokes non-anthropocentric perspectives on artistic practice. This volume brings together contributions from the fields of cultural studies, literary studies, musicology and sound studies as well as media studies, sociology of technology, and beyond, presenting a truly interdisciplinary, state-of-the-art picture of the transformation of creative practice brought about by various forms of AI.
Dystopian and post-apocalyptic narratives, particularly within science fiction, are experiencing significant popularity. The historical backdrop of two world wars, which highlighted the perils of technology, industrialism, and collectivism, laid the groundwork for the classic dystopian imagination of the 20th century. These narratives have evolved to address urgent challenges of the 21st century, including climate change, economic crises, fundamentalist reactions to modernity, the rise of Big Data, and issues surrounding urbanization and migration. This collection of essays serves as an introduction to the field, offering analyses of key texts and exploring visions of crisis and collapse across various media, including prose fiction, films, graphic novels, and video games. Organized into thematic clusters such as totalitarian, biopolitical, and religious dystopias, the handbook presents fresh interpretations of classic works by authors like Wells, Orwell, and Huxley. It also examines contemporary fictions that resonate globally, including Margaret Atwood's eco-dystopias, Ursula K. Le Guin's gendered science fiction, and post-colonial narratives by J. M. Coetzee, alongside notable films like Blade Runner and The Matrix, as well as young adult dystopias like The Hunger Games.
Eckart Voigts-Virchow Diese Einführung für Studierende und alle, die sich für die heutige Medienlandschaft interessieren, wird der wachsenden Anzahl von Medienkomponenten in den Lehrplänen von Anglistik-Studiengängen gerecht und gibt in 6 kompakten Kapiteln einen präzisen Überblick über die wichtigsten medienwissenschaftlichen Ansätze. Von Intermedialität bis Cyberkulturen: ausgehend von grundlegenden Definitionen und Modellen werden die Schlüsselthemen neuester Debatten behandelt. Rezension „Introduction to Media Studies“ ist eine zu jeder Zeit lohnende Tour de Force durch den Fachbereich, gespickt mit universitärem Insider-Wissen über Graduiertenkollegs und aktuelle Forschungsprojekte. Vor allem Studierende der Anglistik-Studiengänge sollten nach gründlicher Lektüre des Bandes einen Überblick über die wichtigsten medienwissenschaftlichen Ansätze, aber auch über die Schlüsselthemen neuester Debatte des Gebiets haben und beruhigt in die Prüfung gehen können.“ MEDIENwissenschaft 3/2006 (Joachim Kläschen, Kiel)
This collection of essays reviews the wave of costume dramas and literary adaptations that has surfaced on Anglo-American TV screens and in cinemas worldwide after the Austenmania of the mid- 1990s. Addressing keywords such as nostalgia, historicity, authenticity, adaptation, pictorialism, 'pastness', and 'imagined communities', discussions of recent classic TV serials, heritage films, and revisionist heritage films cover the very heartland of cultural studies and gender studies.
