Mind Over Matter
Mental Evolution and Physical Devolution in The Incredible Shrinking Man
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11353402 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruthellen Cunnally (Mercy College of Health Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 2-9 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Popular Film and Television (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-6051 • E-ISSN: 1930-6458 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01956051.2012.674070 |
| OpenAlex | W2031337100 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Using the background of cold war politics and the growing toxic environmental concerns of the 1950s, this article reevaluates the film The Incredible Shrinking Man in the context of Donna Haraway's cyborg manifesto. The hero of the film undergoes a transformation into a reflection of Haraway's cyborgs. Keywords: cold warcyborgfilmDonna Haraway The Incredible Shrinking Man science fiction
Aesthetics · Art · Cold war · Context (archaeology · HERO · Literature · Manifesto · Political science · Politics · Resizing · History · Law · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |