The Cyborg Caribbean

The Cyborg Caribbean
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Publisher : Critical Caribbean Studies
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ISBN-10 : 1978836228
ISBN-13 : 9781978836228
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Book Synopsis The Cyborg Caribbean by : Samuel Ginsburg

Download or read book The Cyborg Caribbean written by Samuel Ginsburg and published by Critical Caribbean Studies. This book was released on 2023-08-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cyborg Caribbean examines twenty-first-century Cuban, Dominican, and Puerto Rican science fiction, showing how it negotiates legacies of techno-colonialism and techno-authoritarianism. It traces histories of four different technologies--electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), nuclear weapons, space exploration, and digital avatars--that have transformed corporality and humanity in the Caribbean.


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