James M Decker
Biographic Data
| ID | 9183137 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James M Decker |
| GIVEN NAMES | James M |
| FAMILY NAME | Decker |
| SIGNATURE | DECKER J M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Hybridities on the Final Frontier
The long-lived Star Trek franchise illuminates the evolution of social priorities and anxieties over more than fifty years. Specifically, it provides a useful lens on shifting attitudes toward science, technology, diversity, and hybridity. This article suggests that Star Trek is grounded in what we call a bio-utilitarian ethos, that embraces techno-scientific changes if they contribute to the greater good but rejects them if they increase individ…
“You can't shut up me”
The Grey Album, a 2004 mashup of The Beatles (1968) and The Black Album (2003). Danger Mouse, née Brian Joseph Burton, employs what Hutcheon deems a “participatory mode” to generate an “extended palimpsest” that simultaneously synthesizes its inspirations and creates an album distinct from both sources (33). Further complicating this process are the citations and parodies evident in the generative texts by both the Beatles and Jay-Z. As Danger Mo…
Ideology
This concise introduction to the concept of ideology provides an overview of the term and considers its impact on literary theory. James M. Decker analyzes the history of Western ideology from its pre-Enlightenment roots to its current incarnations, providing readers with both an essential overview of key terms and issues and a thoughtful assessment of some of the important critical thinkers associated with the notion, including Marx, Gramsci and…
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Ideology
This concise introduction to the concept of ideology provides an overview of the term and considers its impact on literary theory. James M. Decker analyzes the history of Western ideology from its pre-Enlightenment roots to its current incarnations, providing readers with both an essential overview of key terms and issues and a thoughtful assessment of some of the important critical thinkers associated with the notion, including Marx, Gramsci and…
“You can't shut up me”
The Grey Album, a 2004 mashup of The Beatles (1968) and The Black Album (2003). Danger Mouse, née Brian Joseph Burton, employs what Hutcheon deems a “participatory mode” to generate an “extended palimpsest” that simultaneously synthesizes its inspirations and creates an album distinct from both sources (33). Further complicating this process are the citations and parodies evident in the generative texts by both the Beatles and Jay-Z. As Danger Mo…
Hybridities on the Final Frontier
The long-lived Star Trek franchise illuminates the evolution of social priorities and anxieties over more than fifty years. Specifically, it provides a useful lens on shifting attitudes toward science, technology, diversity, and hybridity. This article suggests that Star Trek is grounded in what we call a bio-utilitarian ethos, that embraces techno-scientific changes if they contribute to the greater good but rejects them if they increase individ…
Epistemology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · 20th century (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work) · American fiction (1 work) · American fiction, history and criticism (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work)