Hypersonic Metals, Singing Insect Women, Symphonic Orchids. Hybrid Bodies

The article proposes a reflection based on different literary works from science fiction, to establish an analysis focused on the tension between the biotechnological field and human subjectivity. Focusing on two works by James Graham Ballard, the iconic short story collection Vermilion San...

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Main Author: Humphreys, Franziska
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad 2024
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Online Access:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/45762
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Summary:The article proposes a reflection based on different literary works from science fiction, to establish an analysis focused on the tension between the biotechnological field and human subjectivity. Focusing on two works by James Graham Ballard, the iconic short story collection Vermilion Sands and his novel Crash, the author presents an intertext with film and literature. Based on a dialogue with the filmic version of Crash, directed in 1996 by David Cronenberg, and with the critical work of Donna Haraway, she introduces a hypothesis related to both the dimension of corporality and gender aspects in fictional narratives.