Shane Denson Livres

»Postnaturalism« offers an original account of human-technological co-evolution and argues that film and media theory, in particular, needs to be re-evaluated from the perspective of our material interfaces with a constantly changing environment. Extrapolating from Frankenstein films and the resonances they establish between a hybrid monster and the spectator hooked into the machinery of the cinema, Shane Denson engages debates in science studies and philosophy of technology to rethink histories of cinema, media, technology, and ultimately of the affective channels of our own embodiment. With a foreword by media theorist Mark B. N. Hansen.

Exploring the transformation of human embodiment in the era of algorithms, this book examines how technologies like AI, VR, and robotics influence our physical selves. It analyzes everyday devices, such as smartphones and wearables, alongside innovative media artworks that highlight the commodification of our bodily experiences. Through a blend of philosophical and interpretive analysis, it seeks to establish a new aesthetic of embodied experience that reflects the impacts of predictive technology and metabolic capitalism on our lives.

Shane Denson examines the ways in which computer-generated digital images displace and transform the traditional spatial and temporal relationships that viewers had with conventional analog forms of cinema.