- Hardcover: 208 pages
- Publisher: Raw Dog Screaming Press (12 Jun 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1933293721
- ISBN-13: 978-1933293721
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm
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In TECHNOLOGIZED DESIRE, D. Harlan Wilson measures the evolution of the human condition as it has been represented by postcapitalist science fiction, which has consistently represented the body and subjectivity as ultraviolent pathological phenomena. Operating under the assumption that selfhood is a technology, Wilson studies the emergence of selfhood in philosophy (Deleuze & Guattari), fiction (William S. Burroughs' cut-up novels and Max Barry's Jennifer Government), and cinema (Army of Darkness, Vanilla Sky, and the Matrix trilogy) in an attempt to portray the schizophrenic rigor of twenty-first century mediatized life. We are obligated by the pathological unconscious to always choose to be enslaved by capital and its hi-tech arsenal. The universe of consumer-capitalism, Wilson argues, is an illusory prison from which there is no escape-despite the fact that it is illusory.
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Revolutionary
21 Jan 2010
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The most appealing thing about this book is how it takes a fresh, different look at science fiction writing, and very cogently interprets it according to new and valued revolutionary discourses. Although it reads very much like a PhD dissertation, the interesting and challenging approach is not only for academics, but also for readers and creators of the literature of the future, a part of the humanizing discursive project we're all embarked on.
The thing that grates with me about this book, and the authors other works as well, is how speaking of and describing violence somehow valorizes it. Burrough's writing at times was almost silly, with the constant references to drug use and homosexual acts; even stupid when he spoke of violence. Somehow this same valorization seems incongruous for the author.
I have read most of the authors other works and been stimulated and entertained by them. Aside from that one turn-off, I look forward to reading more by him.
The thing that grates with me about this book, and the authors other works as well, is how speaking of and describing violence somehow valorizes it. Burrough's writing at times was almost silly, with the constant references to drug use and homosexual acts; even stupid when he spoke of violence. Somehow this same valorization seems incongruous for the author.
I have read most of the authors other works and been stimulated and entertained by them. Aside from that one turn-off, I look forward to reading more by him.
An utterly fascinating read that deserves a place in any literary studies collection
9 Jan 2010
Format:Paperback
As time goes on, will humanity become less human? "Technologized Desire: Selfhood and the Body in Postcapitalist Science Fiction" is a discussion of science fiction and its relation to the future of mankind and its relationship to technology. Analyzing the works of many writers, D. Harlan Wilson brings readers some original philosophy about the conclusions we can draw for the future of mankind, by simply looking at science fiction. "Technologized Desire" is an utterly fascinating read that deserves a place in any literary studies collection.
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