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Cyberpunk and Transhumanist Ideas in Phillip K. Dick’s "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", Ridley Scott’s "Blade Runner" and Denis Villeneuve’s "Blade Runner 2049"
Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023. urn:nbn:hr:131:372641
Srpak, Marko
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English language and literature

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Srpak, M. (2023). Cyberpunk and Transhumanist Ideas in Phillip K. Dick’s "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", Ridley Scott’s "Blade Runner" and Denis Villeneuve’s "Blade Runner 2049" (Master's thesis). Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:372641

Srpak, Marko. "Cyberpunk and Transhumanist Ideas in Phillip K. Dick’s "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", Ridley Scott’s "Blade Runner" and Denis Villeneuve’s "Blade Runner 2049"." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:372641

Srpak, Marko. "Cyberpunk and Transhumanist Ideas in Phillip K. Dick’s "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", Ridley Scott’s "Blade Runner" and Denis Villeneuve’s "Blade Runner 2049"." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:372641

Srpak, M. (2023). 'Cyberpunk and Transhumanist Ideas in Phillip K. Dick’s "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", Ridley Scott’s "Blade Runner" and Denis Villeneuve’s "Blade Runner 2049"', Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 11 July 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:372641

Srpak M. Cyberpunk and Transhumanist Ideas in Phillip K. Dick’s "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", Ridley Scott’s "Blade Runner" and Denis Villeneuve’s "Blade Runner 2049" [Master's thesis]. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2023 [cited 2024 July 11] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:372641

M. Srpak, "Cyberpunk and Transhumanist Ideas in Phillip K. Dick’s "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", Ridley Scott’s "Blade Runner" and Denis Villeneuve’s "Blade Runner 2049"", Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, 2023. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:372641

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TitleCyberpunk and Transhumanist Ideas in Phillip K. Dick’s "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", Ridley Scott’s "Blade Runner" and Denis Villeneuve’s "Blade Runner 2049"
AuthorMarko Srpak
MentorIva Polak (mentor)
Committee memberVanja Polić Jurković (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberTatjana Jukić (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English language and literature)
Zagreb
Defense date and country2023-09-26, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
This thesis delves into the intricate themes of cyberpunk, posthumanism, and transhuman-ism as portrayed in Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and its cinematic adaptations, Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049. The study traces the evolution of science fiction as a genre and explores the emergence of the cyberpunk genre, character-ized by its focus on technology, identity, and rebellion against authority. Within these narra-tives, questions about the essence of humanity, the boundaries between humans and artificial beings, and the role of empathy in distinguishing the two are thoroughly examined. Addi-tionally, the dystopian settings, advanced technology, and corporate control depicted in these works align with the cyberpunk genre, while introducing concepts of transhumanism and posthumanism that challenge traditional notions of what it means to be human. The the-sis concludes by emphasizing the transformative journey towards a posthuman understand-ing of existence in a world where technology blurs the lines between human and non-human.
Keywords
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:131:372641
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL
Course: Literature and Culture
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
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