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Shelley’s Novel and Frankenstein Films
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Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter 1
- Table of Contents 7
- Acknowledgments 9
- Note on References and Images 11
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1. Brainhood and the Cinema
- Introduction 13
- The “Deficit Model” and the Agency of Film 16
- Bs to Zs 21
- Filmic Brains in the Neurobiological Age 25
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2. Brains in the Pulps
- Introduction 35
- Resources 37
- Scientifiction, Textual and Visual 39
- Advertisement and “Prophetic Insight” 42
- Before Gernsback 45
- Weird Tales 48
- Stories Astounding and Amazing 55
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3. Naked Brains and Living Heads
- Introduction 87
- Brain Movies 93
- Body Parts 100
- The Donor Portion 104
- Living Heads 111
- Some Filmic Allografts 115
- Paradox of the Naked Brain 118
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4. Personal Survival
- Introduction 127
- Immortality and the Brain 131
- Adam and Tithonus 132
- Staying the Same, Becoming Someone Else 137
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5. Frankenstein’s Brains
- Introduction 155
- Shelley’s Novel and Frankenstein Films 157
- The Final Touch: Frankenstein (1931) 159
- The Universal Series 165
- The Hammer Series 167
- Beyond Universal and Hammer 171
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6. Memories, Lost and Regained
- Introduction 179
- A Preference for Retrograde Amnesia 182
- Localizing Memory in the Filmic Brain 187
- Personal Identity and the Authenticity of Memory 189
- Erasing Memories 193
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 197
- Dark City (1998) 206
- 7. “Imagine, They Are in the Human Mind” 219
- Bibliography 227
- Films 249
- Index 255
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter 1
- Table of Contents 7
- Acknowledgments 9
- Note on References and Images 11
-
1. Brainhood and the Cinema
- Introduction 13
- The “Deficit Model” and the Agency of Film 16
- Bs to Zs 21
- Filmic Brains in the Neurobiological Age 25
-
2. Brains in the Pulps
- Introduction 35
- Resources 37
- Scientifiction, Textual and Visual 39
- Advertisement and “Prophetic Insight” 42
- Before Gernsback 45
- Weird Tales 48
- Stories Astounding and Amazing 55
-
3. Naked Brains and Living Heads
- Introduction 87
- Brain Movies 93
- Body Parts 100
- The Donor Portion 104
- Living Heads 111
- Some Filmic Allografts 115
- Paradox of the Naked Brain 118
-
4. Personal Survival
- Introduction 127
- Immortality and the Brain 131
- Adam and Tithonus 132
- Staying the Same, Becoming Someone Else 137
-
5. Frankenstein’s Brains
- Introduction 155
- Shelley’s Novel and Frankenstein Films 157
- The Final Touch: Frankenstein (1931) 159
- The Universal Series 165
- The Hammer Series 167
- Beyond Universal and Hammer 171
-
6. Memories, Lost and Regained
- Introduction 179
- A Preference for Retrograde Amnesia 182
- Localizing Memory in the Filmic Brain 187
- Personal Identity and the Authenticity of Memory 189
- Erasing Memories 193
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 197
- Dark City (1998) 206
- 7. “Imagine, They Are in the Human Mind” 219
- Bibliography 227
- Films 249
- Index 255