Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Technology, Frankenstein, and ... Canada? Chapter 2 Refocusing Adaptation Studies Chapter 3 Frankenstein and the Reinvention of "Technology" Chapter 4 The Medium Is the Monster: McLuhan's "Frankenpheme" of Technology Chapter 5 McLuhanesque Frankensteins: Pattern Recognition Chapter 6 "Technology Implies Belligerence": Pattern Propagation in Canadian Science Fiction Chapter 7 Is It Live Or Is It Deadmau5? Pattern Amplification in Canadian Electronic Dance Music Chapter 8 Monster Mines and Pipelines: Frankenphemes of Tar Sands Technology in Canadian Popular Culture Conclusion: From Technological Nationalism to Technocractic Transnationalism References Index
Mark A. McCutcheon is an associate professor of literary studies at Athabasca University. His publications include articles on such subjects as Canadian popular culture, Frankenstein adaptations, and copyright policy in English Studies in Canada, Digital Studies/Le champ numérique, Continuum, Science Fiction Film & TV, and Popular Music, among other scholarly journals and books. Mark has also published poetry and short fiction in literary magazines like EVENT, Existere, Carousel, and subTerrain. Originally from Toronto, Mark lives in Edmonton. His scholarly blog is www.academicalism.wordpress.com and he’s on Twitter as @sonicfiction.
"McCutcheon offers an expert explication/application of McLuhan that contributes to the revival of interest in and understanding of the significance of his work. In his application of McLuhanesque thought to seminal Canadian science fiction texts and other cultural products, McCutcheon makes a valuable contribution to Canadian studies, especially in the areas of media, film, and genre studies. The Medium Is the Monster opens up new ways to read and understand figures about whom much has been written (Shelley, Gibson, and Cronenberg), while also bringing welcome attention to figures hitherto given less recognition than they merit."---Dominick Grace, Brescia University College
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