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Posthumanism in Modern Fiction Analyzing the Posthuman in Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, Huxley’s Brave New World, and Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451
2020. urn:nbn:hr:162:368802
Švec, Lea
University of Zadar
Department of English

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Švec, L. (2020). Posthumanism in Modern Fiction Analyzing the Posthuman in Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, Huxley’s Brave New World, and Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 (Undergraduate thesis). Zadar: University of Zadar. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:368802

Švec, Lea. "Posthumanism in Modern Fiction Analyzing the Posthuman in Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, Huxley’s Brave New World, and Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451." Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:368802

Švec, Lea. "Posthumanism in Modern Fiction Analyzing the Posthuman in Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, Huxley’s Brave New World, and Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451." Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:368802

Švec, L. (2020). 'Posthumanism in Modern Fiction Analyzing the Posthuman in Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, Huxley’s Brave New World, and Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451', Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, accessed 02 April 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:368802

Švec L. Posthumanism in Modern Fiction Analyzing the Posthuman in Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, Huxley’s Brave New World, and Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 [Undergraduate thesis]. Zadar: University of Zadar; 2020 [cited 2025 April 02] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:368802

L. Švec, "Posthumanism in Modern Fiction Analyzing the Posthuman in Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, Huxley’s Brave New World, and Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451", Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, Zadar, 2020. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:368802

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TitlePosthumanism in Modern Fiction Analyzing the Posthuman in Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, Huxley’s Brave New World, and Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451
Title (croatian)Posthumanizam u modernoj fikciji: Analiza posthumanizma u Ishigurovom Nikad me ne ostavljaj, Huxleyjevom Vrlom novom svijetu i Bradburyjevom Fahrenheit 451
AuthorLea Švec
MentorMonika Bregović (mentor)
Committee memberVesna Ukić Košta (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberMonika Bregović (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberEmilia Musap (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zadar
(Department of English)
Zadar
Defense date and country2020-09-24, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
The main goal of this paper is to present an analysis based on posthumanism of the following dystopian fiction novels: Ishiguro‟s Never Let Me Go, Huxley‟s Brave New World, and Bradbury‟s Fahrenheit 451. The paper is focused on discussing general notions of „humanity‟, „human nature‟, as well as (post)human rights and how our understanding of them can be altered as a result of specific techno-scientific developments. The paper begins with an introduction to posthumanism as a theoretical field,... More and it further discusses the three main approaches to posthumanism, as well as its relationship with technology and science fiction. The following chapters are based on analyzing the mentioned works of dystopian fiction. The first one discusses notions of humanity and (post)human rights in Kazuo Ishiguro‟s Never Let Me Go. Then, the work continues on to the analysis of Aldous Huxley‟s Brave New World by commenting on techno-scientific developments and how they lead to the creation of a largely dystopian society that is solely focused on work and self-indulgence, bringing their humanity into question. Lastly, an analysis of Ray Bradbury‟s Fahrenheit 451 is also based on discussing the relationship between „the human‟ and technology, as it comments on the repercussions caused by constant exposure to government-run technology, resulting in violation of various human rights, but also the loss of humanity. The final chapter provides a conclusion as it comments on contemporary developments in technology and how they can be connected to the anxieties portrayed by the authors of the previous century. Less
Abstract (croatian)
Cilj ovoga rada je pružiti analizu posthumanizma u sljedećim romanima distopijske fikcije: Ishigurov Nikad me ne ostavljaj, Huxleyjev Vrli novi svijet i Bradburyjev Fahrenheit 451. Rad se temelji na raspravi osnovnih ideja o 'ljudskosti', 'ljudskoj prirodi' te (post)ljudskim pravima te govori o tome kako se njihovo poimanje može promijeniti kao rezultat znanstveno-tehnološkog napretka. Rad započinje uvodom u posthumanizam kao teorijsko polje te zatim predstavlja tri glavna pristupa... More posthumanizmu, te obrazlaže njegovu povezanost s tehnologijom i znanstvenom fantastikom. Sljedeća poglavlja analiziraju spomenuta distopijska djela. Prvo raspravlja o idejama o ljudskosti i (post)ljudskim pravima u Kazuo Ishigurovom Nikad me ne ostavljaj. Zatim slijedi analiza Aldous Huxleyjeva Vrlog novog svijeta uz opis znanstveno-tehnološkog napretka te njegovog utjecaja na razvoj distopijskog društva koje je potpuno usredotočeno na rad i zadovoljstvo, što dovodi do preispitivanja njihove ljudskosti. Na kraju, analiza Ray Bradburyjeva Fahrenheita 451 također se odnosi na raspravu ljudsko-tehnološkog odnosa tako što komentira posljedice neprestanog izlaganja tehnologiji kojom upravlja vlada, što dovodi do kršenja raznih ljudskih prava, kao i gubitku ljudskosti kod likova. Zaključno poglavlje govori o suvremenom tehnološkom razvoju te ga povezuje s problematikom koja je mučila pisce prošloga stoljeća. Less
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:162:368802
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: undergraduate
Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti)
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