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Overview
This book investigates the multiple readings that arise when the division between the biological and technological is interrupted--here abjection is key because the binary between abjection and gadgetry gives multiple meanings to other binaries, including male/female. Using David Cronenberg's Videodrome and eXistenZ, I argue that multiple readings arise because of people's participation with electronically mediated technology. Indeed, abjection is salient because Cronenberg's films present an ambivalent relationship between people and technology; this relationship is often an uneasy one because technology changes people on both a somatic and cognitive level.
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- ISBN-13: 9786209794292
- ISBN-10: 6209794297
- Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
- Publish Date: March 2026
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.52 pounds
- Page Count: 172
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