'Ghost in the Shell (2): Innocence': Nostalgia de la experiencia inmediata ('Ghost in the Shell (2): Innocence': Nostalgia of Immediate Experience)

Abstract

Spanish Abstract: De la conjunción de 'Neuromante' y de 'Blade Runner', con un toque de ́Matrix ́, surgen el manga y serie de películas de animación 'Ghost in the Shell'. El dilema de 'Ghost in the Shell (2): Innocence' versa sobre la identidad personal: si es replicable, si es imitable, si consiste en signos, ¿dónde está la esencia de la humanidad? Reconocemos y exploramos allí ciertas inquietudes postestructuralistas y postmodernistas.

English Abstract: The manga and anime series 'Ghost in the Shell' stems from the conjunction of 'Neuromancer' and 'Blade Runner', with a touch of 'The Matrix'. The dilemma in 'Ghost in the Shell (2): Innocence' is about personal identity: if it is replicable, if it is imitable, if it consists in signs, ¿where lies the essence of humanity? This paper recognizes here and explores some post-structuralist and postmodernist anxieties.

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