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The medium is the monster : Canadian adaptations of Frankenstein and the discourse of technology

McCutcheon, Mark A. 1972- (author.).

Summary: "Technology, a word that emerged historically first to denote the study of any art or technique, has come, in modernity, to describe advanced machines, industrial systems, and media. McCutcheon argues that it is Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein that effectively reinvented the meaning of the word for modern English. It was then Marshall McLuhan's media theory and its adaptations in Canadian popular culture that popularized, even globalized, a Frankensteinian sense of technology. The Medium Is the Monster shows how we cannot talk about technology-that human-made monstrosity-today without conjuring Frankenstein, thanks in large part to its Canadian adaptations by pop culture icons such as David Cronenberg, William Gibson, Margaret Atwood, and Deadmau5. In the unexpected connections illustrated by The Medium Is the Monster, McCutcheon brings a fresh approach to studying adaptations, popular culture, and technology."--

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ISBN: 1771992247
ISBN: 9781771992244
ISBN: 9781771992367
ISBN: 1771992360
ISBN: 1771992271
ISBN: 9781771992275
ISBN: 1771992263
ISBN: 9781771992268
ISBN: 1771992255
ISBN: 9781771992251
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations
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Publisher: Edmonton, AB : AU Press, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	8. Monster Mines and Pipelines: Frankenphemes of Tar Sands Technology in Canadian Popular CultureConclusion; References; Index.
Restrictions on Access Note:	PDF: Unrestricted online access. Unrestricted online access. EPUB: Access restricted to LAC onsite clients. Online access with authorization.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF version (Library and Archives Canada Electronic Collection, viewed April 1, 2021)