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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Graham Allen (University College Cork, Cork)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.520kg ISBN: 9781350378032ISBN 10: 1350378038 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 26 June 2025 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsChapter 1.What kind of story are we in? or, Why Do Theoretical Physicists Need to Go to the Movies More Often? Chapter 2.The Turing Test and the Uncanny Valley Chapter 3.From slavery to friendship, the ethics of automata Chapter 4.Television #1. Äkta människor /Humans/Better Than Us (2012-) Chapter 5.Singularities, Anthropomorphism and cinema Chapter 6.Television #2. Westworld and the Quest for Personhood Chapter 7.Love, Death and War Chapter 8.Artificial Intelligence and environmental collapse. Conclusion. Trials of the New: Chappie Works CitedReviewsThis is an authoritative, informative and accessible study of representations of AI in contemporary cinema and television. The book provides crucial insight into cinematic and televisual narratives concerning subjectivity, agency, gender and environmental issues. This is essential reading for scholars and students. * Dr Melanie Chan, Senior Lecturer, Leeds Beckett University * Author InformationGraham Allen is Professor of English Literature at University College Cork, Ireland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |