POSTHUMANITY IN DELILLO'S ZERO K: THE RISING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN IDENTITY AND TECHNOLOGY
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Resumo: | In Zero K, DeLillo revisits the ever-increasing connection between identity and technology. However, he does so in a unique way, adding (im) mortality issues to an already complex mix. As a result, DeLillo not only explores the intricacies of our present context, but also provides a bleak picture of what could be our posthuman future. This paper examines how DeLillo's fiction reveals subjectivity in our current post-modern society. The focus of this investigation gravitates specifically to the interference of a technological influx that overtakes contemporary life. It analyzes the process by which our interdependence in machines, electronic devices, and its systems has made them an extension of our own body. Pushing the boundaries of this relationship to an extreme, the book explores the distorted view of technology as another God, but, unlike the other gods, it actually delivers salvation. |
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POSTHUMANITY IN DELILLO'S ZERO K: THE RISING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN IDENTITY AND TECHNOLOGYtechnologysubjectivityposthumanDeLilloZero KIn Zero K, DeLillo revisits the ever-increasing connection between identity and technology. However, he does so in a unique way, adding (im) mortality issues to an already complex mix. As a result, DeLillo not only explores the intricacies of our present context, but also provides a bleak picture of what could be our posthuman future. This paper examines how DeLillo's fiction reveals subjectivity in our current post-modern society. The focus of this investigation gravitates specifically to the interference of a technological influx that overtakes contemporary life. It analyzes the process by which our interdependence in machines, electronic devices, and its systems has made them an extension of our own body. Pushing the boundaries of this relationship to an extreme, the book explores the distorted view of technology as another God, but, unlike the other gods, it actually delivers salvation.Univ Estadual Paulista, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, BrazilUniv Estadual Paulista, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, BrazilUniv Federal Santa Catarina, Programa Pos-graduacao & Letras-inglesUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Casteluber, Alan Medeiros [UNESP]Fernandes, Gisele Manganelli [UNESP]2021-06-26T02:35:48Z2021-06-26T02:35:48Z2021-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article517-531application/pdfhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-8026.2021.e74911Ilha Do Desterro-a Journal Of English Language Literatures In English And Cultural Studies. Florianopolis: Univ Federal Santa Catarina, Programa Pos-graduacao & Letras-ingles, v. 74, n. 1, p. 517-531, 2021.0101-4846http://hdl.handle.net/11449/21067510.5007/2175-8026.2021.e74911S2175-80262021000100517WOS:000614130900028S2175-80262021000100517.pdfWeb of Sciencereponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengIlha Do Desterro-a Journal Of English Language Literatures In English And Cultural Studiesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-10-08T06:05:08Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/210675Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T14:19:39.880658Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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POSTHUMANITY IN DELILLO'S ZERO K: THE RISING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN IDENTITY AND TECHNOLOGY |
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POSTHUMANITY IN DELILLO'S ZERO K: THE RISING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN IDENTITY AND TECHNOLOGY |
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POSTHUMANITY IN DELILLO'S ZERO K: THE RISING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN IDENTITY AND TECHNOLOGY Casteluber, Alan Medeiros [UNESP] technology subjectivity posthuman DeLillo Zero K |
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POSTHUMANITY IN DELILLO'S ZERO K: THE RISING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN IDENTITY AND TECHNOLOGY |
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POSTHUMANITY IN DELILLO'S ZERO K: THE RISING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN IDENTITY AND TECHNOLOGY |
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POSTHUMANITY IN DELILLO'S ZERO K: THE RISING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN IDENTITY AND TECHNOLOGY |
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POSTHUMANITY IN DELILLO'S ZERO K: THE RISING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN IDENTITY AND TECHNOLOGY |
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POSTHUMANITY IN DELILLO'S ZERO K: THE RISING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN IDENTITY AND TECHNOLOGY |
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Casteluber, Alan Medeiros [UNESP] |
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Casteluber, Alan Medeiros [UNESP] Fernandes, Gisele Manganelli [UNESP] |
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Fernandes, Gisele Manganelli [UNESP] |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) |
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Casteluber, Alan Medeiros [UNESP] Fernandes, Gisele Manganelli [UNESP] |
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technology subjectivity posthuman DeLillo Zero K |
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technology subjectivity posthuman DeLillo Zero K |
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In Zero K, DeLillo revisits the ever-increasing connection between identity and technology. However, he does so in a unique way, adding (im) mortality issues to an already complex mix. As a result, DeLillo not only explores the intricacies of our present context, but also provides a bleak picture of what could be our posthuman future. This paper examines how DeLillo's fiction reveals subjectivity in our current post-modern society. The focus of this investigation gravitates specifically to the interference of a technological influx that overtakes contemporary life. It analyzes the process by which our interdependence in machines, electronic devices, and its systems has made them an extension of our own body. Pushing the boundaries of this relationship to an extreme, the book explores the distorted view of technology as another God, but, unlike the other gods, it actually delivers salvation. |
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