Is the Future Human or Posthuman? Apocalypse, Technoscience and Survival in Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam Trilogy and Hugh Howey's Silo Trilogy

Abstract

This dissertation focuses on Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy and Hugh Howey’s Silo trilogy. The goal of this critical investigation is to view these works, both separately and in conjunction, in order to examine their depiction of human and posthuman characters in the context of techno-scientific developments. This project takes into consideration the theories of humanists and posthumanists such as Tony Davies, Paul Kurtz, Rosi Braidotti and Cary Wolfe in order to pinpoint Atwood’s stance towards western technoscience. Moreover, it analyzes Howey’s representation of surveillance methods and computer technology as political tools of oppression and manipulation. Apocalypse in Howey’s trilogy is the outcome of global political rivalries and the erosion of democracy and human rights. Both Atwood and Howey explore the terms of survival in the hostile conditions of a post-apocalyptic world and speculate on the ability of humans to come to terms with new environmental realities. Finally, ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/54025
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/54025
ND
54025
Alternative title
Είναι το μέλλον ανθρώπινο ή μεταανθρώπινο; Αποκάλυψη, τεχνοεπιστήμη και επιβίωση στη τριλογία MaddAddam της Μάργκαρετ Άτγουντ και στη τριλογία Silo του Χιού Χάουι
Author
Iliadou, Antonia (Father's name: Efstathios)
Date
2023
Degree Grantor
Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki (AUTH)
Committee members
Παστουρματζή Δόμνα
Ραπατζίκου Τατιανή
Ρουπακιά Ευθυμία-Λυδία
Δέτση Ζωή
Πουλάκη Μαρία
Ντόκου Χριστίνα
Μπλατάνης Κωνσταντίνος
Discipline
Humanities and the ArtsLanguages and Literature ➨ American literature
Keywords
Apocalypse
Country
Greece
Language
English
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