Fordschritt und Rückblick

Verhandlungen von Technik in Literatur und Film des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts

Contributions by Christian Dinger Contributions by Kevin Kempke Contributions by Annika Klanke Contributions by Kristina Lahl Contributions by Bernhard Manfred Oberreither Contributions by Niels Penke Contributions by Steffen Richter Contributions by Ann-Marie Riesner Contributions by Jan Röhnert Contributions by Sebastian Schweer Contributions by Sascha Seiler Contributions by Björn Weyand Contributions by Thorsten Unger Edited by Imme Bageritz Edited by Hartmut Hombrecher Edited by Vera K. Kostial Edited by Katerina Kroucheva

Book cover: Fordschritt und Rückblick

Extent: 336 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Literary Studies, Music & Performing Arts, Technical Sciences: Computer Science, Engineering, IT, & Math

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(December 2019)

ISBN: 9783847110149

6.3 x 9.25 inches

Price: $94.00

In stock

Die Technikrezeption in Literatur und Film des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts pragt den gesellschaftlichen Diskurs wesentlich und zeigt bei unterschiedlichen Positionsnahmen stets ein Moment des Ruckblicks.


By discussing technological developments, literary and cinematic works reflect ongoing debates and may extend them by means of fiction. Therefore, literature and film play a major role in shaping these social discourses about technology. Since the beginning of the 20th century, literary and cinematic reception of technological innovations has become more complex. Based on comparative literature studies, our anthology includes analyses of literary and cinematic works from that time until the present. All of the analyses point out a motif of retrospect: technology is always discussed and evaluated in relation to the past.

  • Contributions by Christian Dinger
  • Contributions by Kevin Kempke
  • Contributions by Annika Klanke
  • Contributions by Kristina Lahl
  • Contributions by Bernhard Manfred Oberreither
  • Contributions by Niels Penke
  • Contributions by Steffen Richter
  • Contributions by Ann-Marie Riesner
  • Contributions by Jan Röhnert
  • Contributions by Sebastian Schweer
  • Contributions by Sascha Seiler
  • Contributions by Björn Weyand
  • Contributions by Thorsten Unger
  • Edited by Imme Bageritz
  • Edited by Hartmut Hombrecher
  • Edited by Vera K. Kostial
  • Edited by Katerina Kroucheva