Podmiotowość człowieka w cieniu technokracji. Rozważania wokół utworów fantastycznych Walerija Briusowa
The subjectivity of the human in the shadow of technocracy. Based on Valery Bryusov’s fantasy novels
Author(s): Justyna Tymieniecka-SuchanekSubject(s): Studies of Literature, Russian Literature, Culture and social structure , Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Valery Bryusov; distopia; science fiction; technocratic system; machine; subjectivity
Summary/Abstract: Dystopian futuristic visions in the science fiction prose and dramaturgy of Valery Bryusov, who created civilizational anti-worlds in them, are presented in the article. The author puts forward a thesis that the technocratic system in writer’s works leads to objectification of human being, on which existence technology has a disastrous influence. In particular, the researcher focuses on writer’s unfinished narratives „Powstanie maszyn” and „Bunt maszyn”.
Journal: Teksty z Ulicy. Zeszyt memetyczny
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 19
- Page Range: 123-139
- Page Count: 17
- Language: Polish