Self-Help in the Digital Age TED Talks, Speculative Fiction, and the Role of Reading

This book unites literature and science, exploring how American self-help culture influences science communication and shapes expectations of success and happiness, particularly through TED talks. It highlights literature's role in challenging these narratives and presenting alternative worldvi...

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Main Author Filip, Loredana
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2024
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Edition1
SeriesVigilanzkulturen / Cultures of Vigilance
Subjects
Computing and Information Technology
Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects
human-nonhuman interactions
Information technology: general topics
posthumanism
Science communication
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ISBN9783111388267
9783111390093
3111389928
3111390098
3111388263
9783111389929
ISSN2749-8913
DOI10.1515/978311138992

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Summary:This book unites literature and science, exploring how American self-help culture influences science communication and shapes expectations of success and happiness, particularly through TED talks. It highlights literature's role in challenging these narratives and presenting alternative worldviews. Through the lens of literary synesthesia, the book emphasizes sensory experiences and human-nonhuman interactions in its close readings.
ISBN:9783111388267
9783111390093
3111389928
3111390098
3111388263
9783111389929
ISSN:2749-8913
DOI:10.1515/978311138992