The main purpose of this book is to show how post Second World War American artists represent new information and biomedical technologies and their effects on human identity and agency.

First Published in 2002. Advanced technologies challenge conventional understandings of the human subject by transforming the body into a conduit between external forces and the internal psyche. This title discusses the intense controversy about how to best understand and represent human subjectivity in a technology-intensive era. Yaszek provides an overview by linking specific modes of identity and agency to engagement with specific manifestations of technology itself.

"...[A] promising subject, fluid and engaging writing, and smart critical interventions in interesting and timely debates..." -- Nicola Nixon, Concordia University, Science Fiction Studies