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- Book Title
- Posthuman Worlds: Roberto Bolaano's Narrative and Virtual Reality
- Publication Date
- 2022-03-03
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN
- 9781793649874
- Subject Area
- Literary Criticism
- Publication Name
- Posthuman Worlds : Roberto Bolaño's Narrative and Virtual Reality
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Subject
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, Modern / 20th Century, Subjects & Themes / General
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Item Weight
- 18 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1793649871
ISBN-13
9781793649874
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24057268707
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Posthuman Worlds : Roberto Bolaño's Narrative and Virtual Reality
Publication Year
2022
Subject
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Modern / 20th Century, Subjects & Themes / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2021-056728
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Whereas critics have argued that the leitmotiv connecting Bolaño's oeuvre is friendship, violence and evil, marginal, obsessive writers and writing itself, or failure of the revolutionary project of the 1960s and 70s in Latin American, Cacheiro proposes an alternative cornerstone for Bolaño's fragmented narrative: he contends that, echoing the author's personal displacement from Latin America to Europe, as his characters travel from Latin America to Europe and vice versa, the Latin America represented in his writing must be understood as contrasted, in a phenomenological divide, with Europe. Applying theories by Lacan, Zizek and Badiou, Posthuman Worlds offers an original and insightful reading of the political message in Bolaño's literature, which proposes, as a model for Latin America, the European renewal of the modernist project and of the progressive ideals of social justice that failed in the Americas. Along the way, claims Cacheiro, uncanny forces that cause anxiety to Bolaño's characters end up having socioeconomic effects. They feel manipulated by external forces, as if they were posthumans being played as part of the entertainment for the director of a virtual reality computer simulation., Posthuman Worlds is a daring and refined philosophical theorizing of/on Roberto Bolaño´s bestsellers. Virtual reality is analyzed as a livable political real to deem "the impact of transnational European politics and ideology" (civilization). Cacheiro´s imaginative close readings creatively engage with Lacanian psychoanalysis vis-à-vis Borges´ s short stories. Through conversations with a diverse range of philosophers and literary critics, the author plots a labyrinthine journey of Bolaño´s geographical displacements (from Mexico to Chile and, finally, Spain) to provide answers to what kind of world can make a life worth living., Whereas critics have argued that the leitmotiv connecting Bolaño's oeuvre is friendship, violence and evil, marginal, obsessive writers and writing itself, or failure of the revolutionary project of the 1960s and 70s in Latin American, Cacheiro proposes an alternative cornerstone for Bolaño's fragmented narrative: he contends that, echoing the author's personal displacement from Latin America to Europe, as his characters travel from Latin America to Europe and vice versa, the Latin America represented in his writing must be understood as contrasted, in a phenomenological divide, with Europe. Applying theories by Lacan, zizek and Badiou, Posthuman Worlds offers an original and insightful reading of the political message in Bolaño's literature, which proposes, as a model for Latin America, the European renewal of the modernist project and of the progressive ideals of social justice that failed in the Americas. Along the way, claims Cacheiro, uncanny forces that cause anxiety to Bolaño's characters end up having socioeconomic effects. They feel manipulated by external forces, as if they were posthumans being played as part of the entertainment for the director of a virtual reality computer simulation., "Whereas critics have argued that the leitmotiv connecting Bolaño's oeuvre is friendship, violence and evil, marginal, obsessive writers and writing itself, or failure of the revolutionary project of the 1960s and 70s in Latin American, Cacheiro proposes an alternative cornerstone for Bolaño's fragmented narrative: he contends that, echoing the author's personal displacement from Latin America to Europe, as his characters travel from Latin America to Europe and vice versa, the Latin America represented in his writing must be understood as contrasted, in a phenomenological divide, with Europe. Applying theories by Lacan, Zizek and Badiou, Posthuman Worlds offers an original and insightful reading of the political message in Bolaño's literature, which proposes, as a model for Latin America, the European renewal of the modernist project and of the progressive ideals of social justice that failed in the Americas. Along the way, claims Cacheiro, uncanny forces that cause anxiety to Bolaño's characters end up having socioeconomic effects. They feel manipulated by external forces, as if they were posthumans being played as part of the entertainment for the director of a virtual reality computer simulation." --Ignacio López-Calvo, University of California, Merced "Posthuman Worlds is a daring and refined philosophical theorizing of/on Roberto Bolaño´s bestsellers. Virtual reality is analyzed as a livable political real to deem "the impact of transnational European politics and ideology" (civilization). Cacheiro´s imaginative close readings creatively engage with Lacanian psychoanalysis vis-à-vis Borges´ s short stories. Through conversations with a diverse range of philosophers and literary critics, the author plots a labyrinthine journey of Bolaño´s geographical displacements (from Mexico to Chile and, finally, Spain) to provide answers to what kind of world can make a life worth living." --Ana Del Sarto, The Ohio State University "Cacheiro runs with the sci-fi spirit that haunts Roberto Bolaño's 2666, producing a genuinely surprising critical intervention. Equal parts fabulation and analysis, Posthuman Worlds convincingly reads novelistic episodes, both famous and under-examined, as philosophical vignettes. The end result is a tour de force from simulation to revolution." --Héctor Hoyos, Stanford U., author of Beyond Bolaño: The Global Latin American Novel, "Whereas critics have argued that the leitmotiv connecting Bolaño's oeuvre is friendship, violence and evil, marginal, obsessive writers and writing itself, or failure of the revolutionary project of the 1960s and 70s in Latin American, Cacheiro proposes an alternative cornerstone for Bolaño's fragmented narrative: he contends that, echoing the author's personal displacement from Latin America to Europe, as his characters travel from Latin America to Europe and vice versa, the Latin America represented in his writing must be understood as contrasted, in a phenomenological divide, with Europe. Applying theories by Lacan, zizek and Badiou, Posthuman Worlds offers an original and insightful reading of the political message in Bolaño's literature, which proposes, as a model for Latin America, the European renewal of the modernist project and of the progressive ideals of social justice that failed in the Americas. Along the way, claims Cacheiro, uncanny forces that cause anxiety to Bolaño's characters end up having socioeconomic effects. They feel manipulated by external forces, as if they were posthumans being played as part of the entertainment for the director of a virtual reality computer simulation." --Ignacio López-Calvo, University of California, Merced "Posthuman Worlds is a daring and refined philosophical theorizing of/on Roberto Bolaño´s bestsellers. Virtual reality is analyzed as a livable political real to deem "the impact of transnational European politics and ideology" (civilization). Cacheiro´s imaginative close readings creatively engage with Lacanian psychoanalysis vis-à-vis Borges´ s short stories. Through conversations with a diverse range of philosophers and literary critics, the author plots a labyrinthine journey of Bolaño´s geographical displacements (from Mexico to Chile and, finally, Spain) to provide answers to what kind of world can make a life worth living." --Ana Del Sarto, The Ohio State University "Cacheiro runs with the sci-fi spirit that haunts Roberto Bolaño's 2666, producing a genuinely surprising critical intervention. Equal parts fabulation and analysis, Posthuman Worlds convincingly reads novelistic episodes, both famous and under-examined, as philosophical vignettes. The end result is a tour de force from simulation to revolution." --Héctor Hoyos, Stanford U., author of Beyond Bolaño: The Global Latin American Novel, Cacheiro runs with the sci-fi spirit that haunts Roberto Bolaño's 2666, producing a genuinely surprising critical intervention. Equal parts fabulation and analysis, Posthuman Worlds convincingly reads novelistic episodes, both famous and under-examined, as philosophical vignettes. The end result is a tour de force from simulation to revolution.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
863.64
Table Of Content
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Autobiographical Phenomenology Chapter 1: The Force Field of the Real: Imaginary and Symbolic Identification in Distant Star Chapter 2: Fidelity to the Event in "Labyrinth" Chapter 3: The Savage Detectives and Fate Chapter 4: Amulet as a Posthuman Text Chapter 5: Transnational Allegory as a Prelude to Brexit Chapter 6: The Part about Heidegger Chapter 7: Bizarro World Chapter 8: Virtual Reality and the Revolutionary Subject Chapter 9: "Redemption to the Redeemer" Conclusion: Ontological Considerations Bibliography Index About the Author
Synopsis
Posthuman Worlds: Roberto Bolaño's Narrative and Virtual Reality presents interpretations of several novels and one short story by Roberto Bolaño. As befits the global setting of most of these narratives, they are analyzed from the perspective of global culture and politics. Particular attention is paid to transnational European politics, as this topic is central to an understanding of the intertwined themes of politics and the law in Bolaño's work. In Distant Star and "Labyrinth," these themes exist within the context of a preoccupation with personal identity and ideology. Adolfo Cacheiro utilizes psychoanalytic interpretation and philosophical exegesis to clarify the subjective component of this preoccupation in the aforementioned texts. The law is also a prominent theme of The Savage Detectives , which Cacheiro interprets in relation to mythology. One of the most innovative aspects of this book is the discussion of the role of virtual reality in Amulet and 2666 . These novels are read as representations of a posthuman world that manifest an intertextual relationship with science fiction. In 2666 virtual reality unifies the diverse components of a world system in time and space. A phenomenological investigation of this reality supports the conclusion that the principle subject matter of 2666 is a naturalistic theology based on technology., Posthuman Worlds: Roberto Bolano's Narrative and Virtual Reality presents interpretations of several novels and one short story by Roberto Bolano. As befits the global setting of most of these narratives, they are analyzed from the perspective of global culture and politics. Particular attention is paid to transnational European politics, as this topic is central to an understanding of the intertwined themes of politics and the law in Bolano's work. In Distant Star and "Labyrinth," these themes exist within the context of a preoccupation with personal identity and ideology. Adolfo Cacheiro utilizes psychoanalytic interpretation and philosophical exegesis to clarify the subjective component of this preoccupation in the aforementioned texts. The law is also a prominent theme of The Savage Detectives, which Cacheiro interprets in relation to mythology. One of the most innovative aspects of this book is the discussion of the role of virtual reality in Amulet and 2666. These novels are read as representations of a posthuman world that manifest an intertextual relationship with science fiction. In 2666 virtual reality unifies the diverse components of a world system in time and space. A phenomenological investigation of this reality supports the conclusion that the principle subject matter of 2666 is a naturalistic theology based on technology., Posthuman Worlds: Roberto Bolaño's Narrative and Virtual Reality is a literary, psychoanalytic, and philosophical investigation of the representation of subjectivity and reality in the context of the relationship of Europe to the Americas as represented in Roberto Bolaño's narrative.
LC Classification Number
PQ8098.12.O38Z58
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- e***u (283)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe listing was for a hardcover version of this book; however, I received a paperback. The Seller replied quickly to my question about this issue and issued a full refund - and let me keep the book. So, a diligent Seller for sure - and well packaged and reasonable timing on shipping. Thank you for the refund, and as you suggested, I'll likely donate this volume and seek the hardcover.
- a***a (419)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThis 2DVD set is in perfect condition. Cover art and case like new. Both DVDs played with no flaws. Description was listed as “Good”; I would describe it as “Very Good”, basically Like New. Delivery was super fast and packaging was excellent. The DVD case was wrapped well, then put in a cardboard envelope that was sturdy and hard to open (this is NOT a negative!). I have purchased from this company a few times and have always been very satisfied. Prices are great.