To be presented as the author's Thesis (doctoral)--Åbo Akademi University on Feb. 3, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-396) and index.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2010. / Title from pdf main screen (viewed on April 8, 2010). A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in English, Department of English and Film Studies, University of Alberta. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2005. / Advisor: Susie O'Brien. Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-262). Also available via World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.A.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 1985. / Typescript. Abstract precedes thesis as 2 preliminary leaves. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2853. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [80]-84).

Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2000. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Cyberpunk literature explores the effects that developments in technology will have on the lives of individuals in the future. Technology is seen as having the potential to be of benefit to society, but it is also seen as a dangerous tool that can be used to severely limit humanity's freedom. Most of the characters in the texts I examine wish to perpetuate the boundaries that contain them in a desperate search for stability. Only a few individuals manage to move beyond the boundaries created by multinational corporations that use technology, drugs or religion for their own benefit. This thesis will provide a definition of cyberpunk and explore its development from science fiction and postmodern writing. The influence of postmodern thinking on cyberpunk literature can be seen in its move from stability to fluidity, and in its insistence on the impossibility of creating fixed boundaries. Cyberpunk does not see the future of humanity as stable, and argues that it will be necessary for humanity to move beyond the boundaries that contain it. The novels I discuss present different views concerning the nature of humanity's merging with technology. One view is that humanity is moving towards a posthuman future, while some argue that humanity is not discarded, but that these characters have merely evolved to the next step in the natural development of humankind. Both these views deal with constant change, a notion advocated by both postmodernism and cyberpunk. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: "Cyberpunk" literatuur ondersoek die uitwerking wat tegnologiese ontwikkeling in die toekoms op die lewens van individue sal hê. Tegnologie word gesien as tot moontlike voordeel vir die samelewing, maar dit kan ook 'n gevaarlike wapen wees wat gebruik kan word om die mens se vryheid in te perk. Die meerderheid van die karakters in die romans wat ek bespreek verkies om die grense wat hulle inperk te handhaaf in 'n desperate strewe na stabiliteit. Slegs 'n paar individue kry dit wel reg om verby die grense te breek wat deur multinasionale organisasies geskep word vir hul eie gewin. In hierdie tesis kyk ek na 'n definisie van "cyberpunk" en ek ondersoek die invloed van wetenskapsfiksie en postmodernisme op die ontwikkeling van die beweging. Die invloed van postmodernistiese denke kan gesien word in "cyberpunk" se fokus op veranderlikheid eerder as stabiliteit. "Cyberpunk" sien nie die toekoms van die mens as stabiel nie, en die argument is dat dit nodig is vir die mens om verby die grense te beweeg wat vryheid inperk. Die romans wat ek bespreek bevat verskillende sieninge oor die tipe samesmelting wat die mens en tegnologie sal hê. Sommige voel dat die kategorie "mens" permanent agterlaat gaan word, terwyl ander argumenteer dat individue slegs sal ontwikkel tot die volgende stap in die natuurlike ontwikkeling van die mens. Voortdurende verandering is die fokus van beide hierdie standpunte, en dit is ook die belangrikste fokus van beide "cyberpunk" en postmodernisme.

Submitted by Noeme Timbo (noeme.timbo@metodista.br) on 2016-09-21T19:24:02Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ALTIEREZ.pdf: 2822931 bytes, checksum: 9d3fa6f1760fa9cf3521c702bd742288 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-21T19:24:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ALTIEREZ.pdf: 2822931 bytes, checksum: 9d3fa6f1760fa9cf3521c702bd742288 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-22 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / The Vale de Amanhecer, literally, Dawn Valley, is a genuine Brazilian religious movement that emerged after the 1960s in the Federal District (Brasília). The research aims to investigate the religious visual culture of the Dawn Valley as a key element of interpretation and construction of its postmodern religious narrative. It starts with the assumption that their iconography while using elements of science fiction is a new and unusual way to situate the contemporary considering aspects of cosmology of the twentieth century, to build an adapted religious narrative. As a theoretical framework we use the approach of Edgar Morin on the intersection of film and imaginary reflection of Joseph Campbell as the model for the hero or monomyth journey. The methodology proposed is from the proposal by Gillian Rose for the interpretation of visual culture. It is expected to highlight the importance of spirit and cinematic literary narratives of science fiction in the constitution of the pictorial narrative of the Dawn Valley and how it transformed this movement in one of the main religious phenomena that embraced the new cosmology. / O Vale do Amanhecer é um movimento religioso genuinamente brasileiro que surgiu a partir da década de 1960 no Distrito Federal. A pesquisa tem como objetivo investigar a cultura visual religiosa do Vale do Amanhecer como elemento-chave da sua interpretação e construção da sua narrativa religiosa pós-moderna. Parte-se da hipótese de que a sua iconografia enquanto se utiliza elementos da ficção científica representa uma forma nova e rara de se situar na contemporaneidade considerando aspectos da cosmologia do século XX, para construir uma narrativa religiosa adaptada. Como referencial teórico utilizamos a abordagem de Edgar Morin sobre a intersecção de cinema e imaginário, a reflexão de Joseph Campbell como modelo da jornada do herói ou monomito. Como metodologia propõem-se partir da proposta por Gillian Rose para a interpretação da cultura visual. Espera-se evidenciar a importância das narrativas literárias espíritas e cinematográficas de ficção científica na constituição da narrativa pictórica do Vale do Amanhecer e como isso transformou este movimento em um dos principais fenômenos religiosos que assuiram a nova cosmologia

[pt] A presente tese analisa as representações de viagens no tempo em um conjunto de produções da indústria cinematográfica dos Estados Unidos. O objetivo do estudo é compreender as concepções sobre o tempo elaboradas nos filmes selecionados e como estas se relacionam com o pensamento e as práticas do Ocidente moderno-contemporâneo. Especificamente, a investigação foca em filmes nos quais personagens rompem com a cronologia de uma sequência de eventos ou vivenciam determinados momentos repetidas vezes. A expressão viagem no tempo envolve significados diversos. Portanto, o esforço de pesquisa começa por entender suas possíveis definições. O primeiro capítulo faz uma revisão de algumas das vertentes teóricas sobre o tempo na tradição filosófica-científica ocidental. Já o segundo capítulo explora interpretações sobre o fenômeno do mito e, além disso, examina o histórico da ficção científica. Após delimitar e detalhar o material selecionado no terceiro capítulo, a tese se volta para a análise textual dos filmes. O exame do conjunto indica três grandes questões atreladas às viagens no tempo: as cosmologias e imagens do fim do mundo; a demarcação e conexão de diferentes tempos por meio de objetos; e a problematização das relações sociais, sobretudo, o parentesco. Cada uma dessas questões é analisada no quarto capítulo. A tese demonstra como os filmes traduzem o tempo em termos concretos através das trajetórias dos personagens e seus artefatos, que, ao desconhecerem a ordem histórica, geram paradoxos, encontros e desencontros na vida social. / [en] This thesis analyzes representations of time travel in an ensemble of productions from the United States film industry. The purpose of this study is to understand the notions of time portrayed in the selected films and how these are related to modern-contemporary Western thought and practices. Specifically, the investigation focuses on movie pictures in which characters break from the chronology of a sequence of events or experience the same moment repeatedly. The term time travel involves diverse meanings. Therefore, the research effort begins by understanding its possible definitions. The first chapter reviews some of the theoretical strands about time in Western philosophical and scientific traditions. The second chapter explores interpretations about the phenomenon of myth and the history of science fiction. After delimiting and describing the selected material in the third chapter, the thesis proceeds to the textual analysis of films. The examination of the ensemble indicates three main issues related to time travel: cosmologies and images of the end of the world; objects as markers of and connections between different temporalities, and the questioning of social relations, above all, kinship. Each one of these issues is analyzed in the fourth chapter. The thesis demonstrates how films translate time in concrete terms through the trajectories of characters and their artifacts that, unbounded by the historical order, engender paradoxes, meetings, and mismatches in social life.

This thesis is devoted to life and work of writer named Arthur Charles Clarke. The first part introduces the author and his work, particulary the short story "The Wall of Darkness". The second part describes the creation of the autor´s book, including the ideological base. All of the parts are thematically connected to each other.

Diploma thesis deals with three forms of Solaris. Specifically with novel by Stanislaw Lem, a film adaptation of Andrei Tarkovsky and the second film adaptation of Steven Soderbergh. The aim of this work is comparison of individual authors practices that led to different semantic tone. Thesis analyzes six basic aspects of individual works: basis, genre, semantic structure, syntactic structure - a dramatic structure, characters and space-time.

This thesis examines epic impressions between two disparate literary genres, the classical Homeric epic and the science fiction novel, Frank Herbert's Dune in particular. This is done by applying Jung's archetypes and his notion of the collective unconscious to both literary works. This thesis argues that, through intertextual dialogue, continuities can be seen to exist between the Homeric epic and Dune and other science fiction texts of a similar nature. Chapter one examines epic impressions through a study of the classical heroic superhuman. This superhuman, his birth, divine attributes and heroic adventures shall be isolated and applied to both the classical hero and the hero of Herbert's narrative. Chapter two will examine the relationship between prescience ("hyperawareness") and the divine oracle of the classical epic. Chapter three will examine the archetype of the "Terrible Mother" and the masculine fear of feminine powers that works to keep the feminine subordinate. / English Studies / M.A. (English)