Ethics For The Future: Perspectives From 21St Century Fiction (Culture & Theory)

Which of the possible futures might be a good future, and how do we know? Stephanie Bender looks at contemporary films and novels to address major ethical challenges of the future: the ecological catastrophe, digitalisation and biotechnology. She proposes that fiction and its modes of aesthetic simulation and emotional engagement offer a different way of knowing and judging possible futures. From a critical posthumanist angle, she discusses works ranging from Don DeLillo's Zero K (2017) and Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam Trilogy (2003-2013) to Kim Stanley Robinson's New York 2140 as well as Avatar (2009), and Blade Runner 2049 (2017) among many others.

• | Author: Stephanie Bender
• | Publisher: Transcript Publishing
• | Publication Date: Sep 12, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 318 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 3837668207
• | ISBN-13: 9783837668209