Brainwashing : the fictions of mind control : a study of novels and films since World War II /

"David Seed traces the assimilation of the notion of brainwashing into science fiction, political commentary, and conspiracy narratives of the Cold War era. He demonstrates how these works grew out of a context of political and social events and how they express the anxieties of the time."...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Seed, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, 2004.
Temas:
1900-1999
English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Brainwashing in literature.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Literature and science > English-speaking countries.
World War, 1939-1945 > Literature and the war.
World War, 1939-1945 > Influence.
Brainwashing in motion pictures.
Alien abduction in literature.
Conspiracies in literature.
Roman anglais > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Lavage de cerveau dans la littérature.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature et sciences > Anglophonie.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Littérature et guerre.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Influence.
Lavage de cerveau au cinéma.
Enlèvement extraterrestre dans la littérature.
Conspiration dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Alien abduction in literature
American fiction
Brainwashing in literature
Brainwashing in motion pictures
Conspiracies in literature
English fiction
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Literature and science
War and literature
Gehirnwäsche
Literatur
Film
English-speaking countries
Großbritannien
USA
Englisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Precursors: Nineteen eighty-four in context
  • Brainwashing defined and applied
  • Dystopias, invasions, and takeovers
  • The impact of Korea
  • The Manchurian Candidate
  • William Burroughs: Control technologies, viruses, and psychotronics
  • Psychotherapy and social enforcement
  • The control of violence
  • The guinea pigs
  • Cyberpunk and other revisions.

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