The Self Wired: Technology and Subjectivity in Contemporary Narrative

By Lisa Yaszek

Book Overview

First Published in 2002. Advanced technologies challenge conventional understandings of the human subject by transforming the body into a conduit between external forces and the internal psyche. This title discusses the intense controversy about how to best understand and represent human subjectivity in a technology-intensive era. Yaszek provides an overview by linking specific modes of identity and agency to engagement with specific manifestations of technology itself.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041593964X
• ISBN13: 9780415939645
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.5"