Science Fiction
Mostrando 25-36 de 60 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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25. Metaverso : interação e comunicação em mundos virtuais
This work deals with a specific kind of virtual world, the metaverse. The metaverse has its origin on Neal Stephenson science fiction novel Snow Crash, which this term is usually used as synonymous of virtual environment accessed by internet and where users interact among themselves with virtual representative forms, called avatars. Trying to reach a more el
Publicado em: 2009
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26. Utopias pós-modernas: uma leitura da triologia marciana de Kim Stanley Robinson / Post modern utopias: a reading of the Mars Trilogy of Kim Stanley Robinson
O objeto de estudo deste trabalho é a trilogia marciana de Kim Stanley Robinson, com a publicação de Red Mars, em 1993; Green Mars, em 1994; e Blue Mars, em 1996. A partir do questionamento de sua visão de utopia, que é corroborada pelo crítico materialista Fredric Jameson em seu livro Archaeologies of the Future, de 2005, procuro analisar a solução
Publicado em: 2009
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27. A construção narrativa e plástica do filme Matrix.
This master thesis presents the results of analyses concerning the narrative strategies and the cinematographic construction of the science-fiction film The Matrix, following two analytic approaches: the Poetics of Film method of film analysis and the concepts of Neoformalist narratology. The resources and strategies employed by this film, along with its pro
Publicado em: 2008
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28. Representações cinematográficas do futuro em 1968 : os casos 2001 e Planeta dos Macacos
The following study pretends to analyze the representations of future within two science fiction movies released in the yearof 1968: 2001- ASpace Odissey,and Planet of the Apes. To do so, presents some concepts, such as Expectation Horizon, diegetic universe,representation, andothers. Beyond analyzing each of the films in the cultural and socio-politic conte
Publicado em: 2008
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29. A construção do imaginário ciborgue: o pós-humano na ficção científica, de Frankenstein ao século XXI
The present research aims to investigate a supposedly new statute of being in the ambit of cyberculture, the so-called "cyborg" or "post-human". Considered a fundamental part of culture today, according to Pierre Lévy, and also called digital culture by a number of thinkers, and also part of post-modernity, by Scott Bukatman and Larry McCaffery, among other
Publicado em: 2008
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30. A astÃcia da mÃmesis e a (des)qualificaÃÃo do humano? : a diluiÃÃo das fronteiras entre o orgÃnico e o mecÃnico
This study examines the technological advances in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, nanotechnology, bioinformatics, Bioengineering, Cybersecurity, from the logic that has driven: the mimesis. To this end, we relate the qualitative analysis of science fiction movies, more specifically RoboCop (1987) and Blade Runner (1982), with theoretical and
Publicado em: 2008
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31. Bats and their role in human rabies epidemiology in the Americas
Bats are very interesting animals: they are the unique flying mammals, have developed a highly sophisticated echolocation system, and have become specialized to eat different types of diets. Hematophagous (vampire) bats are those specialized to feed solely on blood and have served as a source of inspiration for researchers as well as for writers. Vampire bat
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases. Publicado em: 2008
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32. Science in Jornal Nacional: between fact and fiction / A ciência no Jornal Nacional: entre o fato e a ficção
Esse trabalho investiga a presença de elementos ficcionais no Jornal Nacional (Rede Globo), a partir da cobertura de notícias relacionadas à ciência e à tecnologia. São investigadas as reportagens sobre o tema veiculadas no período de agosto a dezembro de 2006. Para empreender a análise deste material, coletado através de gravação dos programas, s
Publicado em: 2008
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33. R.U.R. (Rossum s Universal Robots) e a genese do robo na literatura moderna / R.U.R. (Rossum s Universal Robots) and the genesis of robots in modern literature
This work examines the theatrical play R.U.R. (Universal Rossum s Robots), written by the Czech author Karel Capek in 1920, and its particular importance for introducing, in modern literature, the figure of the robot as we conceive of it today. Initially, we briefly present some of automatons realized in fantastic literature of the XIX century, distinguishin
Publicado em: 2008
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34. ASPECTOS TEÓRICOS DA NARRATIVA CONTEMPORÂNEA EM ROMANCES DE PHILIP K. DICK / THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF CONTEMPORARY NARRATIVE IN NOVELS BY PHILIP K. DICK
This thesis investigates the verbal configuration, the narrative structures and recurrent themes in some novels written by American author Philip K. Dick - The Man in the High Castle, Time Out of Joint and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - in the light of contemporary narrative theory. Emphasis is given to the analysis of the subjectivity present in the
Publicado em: 2008
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35. Creator and creature in William Gibson´s "Neuromancer": the promethean motif in science fiction
A busca humana do conhecimento é o núcleo principal do mito de Prometeus e da literatura de ficção científica (FC). A punição de Prometeus é um reflexo da natureza dupla do conhecimento: ele pode ser usado para o benefício ou a destruição da humanidade. A FC também lida com este tópico, representando a relação complexa entre a humanidade e o c
Publicado em: 2008
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36. A ficção científica no Brasil nas decadas de 60 e 70 e Fausto Cunha / Science Fiction in Brazil in the 60 -70 and Fausto Cunha
Science Fiction as a literary gender, has its roots in ancient times, period in which man used to live in a very primitive situation. They were the ancient cavemen who sought for explanations on nature events, which could promote development or destruction of a community. These histories used to be told by someone by a bonfire, inside a cave or in a field. M
Publicado em: 2007