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Hampton, Gregory Jerome, 1968-

Imagining slaves and robots in literature, film, and popular culture : reinventing yesterday's slave with tomorrow's robot / Gregory Jerome Hampton. - 1 online resource (115 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Reading the writing on the wall -- Racing robots and making slaves : how the past informs the future -- Proslavery thought and the black robot : selling household appliances to Southern belles -- The true cult of humanhood : displacing repressed sexuality onto mechanical bodies -- The tragic mulatto and the android : imitations of life in literature and on the silver screen -- AI (artificial identity) : the new negro -- From Fritz Lang to Janelle Monae : black robots singing and dancing -- Conclusion : When the revolution comes.

ISBN: 9780739191460 (e-book)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Technology--Social aspects.
Technology in popular culture.
Slavery--Social aspects.
Slavery in art.
Androids--Social aspects.
Androids in art.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: T14.5 / .H353 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 303.48/3