생명-기술 병합의 포스트휴먼

• 영문명: A Posthuman of a Biotechnological Hybrid: The Picture of Dorian Gray
• 발행기관: 한국영미어문학회
• 저자명: 안진흥(Jin-Hung Ahn)
• 간행물 정보: 『영미어문학』영미어문학 제136호, 39~61쪽, 전체 23쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2020.03.30

영문 초록

Dorian Gray and his picture can be interpreted as a biotechnological hybrid. The picture is a cognitive tool for Dorian to realize that he has a conscience and to keep his immortal youth. Cognitive scientists insist that the definition of body is negotiable and tools can also be regarded as parts of a body. Therefore, the picture is also a part of Dorian in posthumanism. The description of Dorian’s situation in the novel is similar to depiction about telepresence or virtual realities. He loves heroines in literature and explores slums away from high society. Without any realities, he doesn’t have any responsibilities for what he does. In fact, it is not real Dorian but Dorian in the picture to react to others. The concealment of the picture results in his inability to interact with others, which prevents him from building any relationships. The situation looks like the life in online virtual communities where human bodies can be hidden vice versa. People living in cyber world need multi-layered relationships to achieve subjectivity. Both of their bodies and cyber identities are important for that. Dorian fails to maintain posthuman subjectivity when he ignores the picture which is a part of his body.

목차

1. 서론

2. 생명-기술 병합의 모습

3. 도리언의 삶과 포스트휴먼 고딕작품의 유사성

4. 도리언의 자기소외

5. 결론

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키워드

『도리언 그레이의 초상』 오스카 와일드 인지과학 포스트휴먼 포스트휴먼 고딕 포스트휴먼 주체성 가상세계 생명-기술 병합 The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde cognitive science posthuman Posthuman Gothic posthuman subjectivity virtual reality biotechnological hybrid