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McLuhan's Galaxies: Science Fiction Film Aesthetics in Light of Marshall McLuhan's Thought

By Artur Skweres
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By Artur Skweres
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This groundbreaking book uses observations made by Marshall McLuhan to analyze the aesthetics of science fiction films, treating them as visual metaphors or probes into the new reality dominated by electronic media:

- it considers the relations between the senses and sensuality in Blade Runner, the visually-tactile character of the film, and the status of replicants as humanity’s new clothes;

- it analyzes the mixture of Eastern and Western aesthetics in Star Wars, analyzing Darth Vader a...

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