Techno-Orientalism: Imagining Asia in Speculative Fiction, History, and Media
(Part of the Asian American Studies Today Series)
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What will the future look like? To judge from many speculative fiction films and books, from Blade Runner to Cloud Atlas, the future will be full of cities that resemble Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, and it will be populated mainly by cold, unfeeling citizens who act like robots. Techno-Orientalism investigates the phenomenon of imagining Asia and Asians in hypo- or hyper-technological terms in literary, cinematic, and new media...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813570638
ISBN13:9780813570631
Release Date:April 2015
Publisher:Rutgers University Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:1.09 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Grade Range:Postsecondary
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