书目名称 | Disability Identity in Simulation Narratives |
编辑 | Anelise Haukaas |
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概述 | Brings literary disability studies into games studies discourse.Explores disability, performance, and self-creation.Addresses concerns about human-technology interconnectivity |
丛书名称 | Literary Disability Studies |
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描述 | .Disability Identity in Simulation Narratives. considers the relationship between disability identity and simulation activities (ranging from traditional gameplay to more revolutionary technology) in contemporary science fiction. Anelise Haukaas applies posthumanist theory to an examination of disability identity in a variety of science fiction texts: adult novels, young adult literature and comics, as well as ethnographic research with gamers. Haukaas argues that instead of being a means of escapism, simulated experiences are a valuable tool for cultivating self-acceptance and promoting empathy. Through increasingly accessible technology and innovative gameplay, traditional hierarchies are dismantled, and different ways of being are both explored and validated. Ultimately, the book aims to expand our understandings of disability, performance, and self-creation in significant ways by exploring the boundless selves that the simulated environments in these texts allow.. |
出版日期 | Book 2024 |
关键词 | Literature and Disability Studies; Disability Studies; Science Fiction; virtual reality; simulation narr |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44482-1 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-031-44484-5 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-031-44482-1Series ISSN 2947-7409 Series E-ISSN 2947-7417 |
issn_series | 2947-7409 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |