Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgements xi
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Technology, Frankenstein, and . . . Canada? 11
6. 2. Refocusing Adaptation Studies 35
7. 3. Frankenstein and the Reinvention of “Technology” 59
8. 4. The Medium Is the Monster: McLuhan’s “Frankenpheme” of Technology 85
9. 5. Monstrous Adaptations: McLuhanesque Frankensteins in Neuromancer and Videodrome 103
10. 6. “Technology Implies Belligerence” Pattern Propagation in Canadian Science Fiction 133
11. 7. Is It Live or Is It Deadmau5? Pattern Amplification in Canadian Electronic Dance Music 155
12. 8. Monster Mines and Pipelines: Frankenphemes of Tar Sands Technology in Canadian Popular Culture 175
13. Conclusion 189
14. References 205
15. Index 223