Philip K. Dick: Essays of the Here and Now

Author:   David Sandner ,  Donald E. Palumbo ,  C.W. Sullivan III
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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Pages:   184
Publication Date:   11 March 2020
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Author:   David Sandner ,  Donald E. Palumbo ,  C.W. Sullivan III
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9781476677897


ISBN 10:   1476677891
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   11 March 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii Introduction to Philip K. Dick Now That He Is Philip K. Dick David Sandner 1 Future Ecologies Philip K. Dick's Futuristic Ecologies Ursula Heise 14 From Soft Totalitarianism to TV Introjection: Philip Kindred Dick and the Tube Umberto Rossi 32 Voices, Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind: A Scanner Darkly on the Road to Julian Jaynes' Psychology Richard Feist 46 Ubik Does Not Yet Exist: Reading Ubik as a Case of Extro- Science Fiction Sean Matharoo 61 Rereading Dick's Mainstream Fiction within a Science Fiction Framework Gabriel Cutrufello 71 Evolving Dickian Criticism: The Exegesis and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Michael Kvamme-O'Brien 83 Philip Dick, the Earthshaker Gregg Rickman 99 Galactic Pot-Healer: A Singular Way Station Gary Westfahl 107 Archaeologies The Philip K. Dick Society: A Preliminary Archaeology Jonathan Lethem 116 PKD at California State University, Fullerton: A Question-and-Answer Session with Nicole Vandever and Paige Patterson Tim Powers and James Blaylock 137 PKD Goes to the Movies: A Panel Discussion Daniel Gilbertson, Gary Westfahl and Paul Sammon 153 Dick's SoCal Dream Jonathan Lethem in Conversation with Samuel Sousa 171 Appendix: Images and Ephemera from the 2016 Philip K. Dick Conference 187 About the Contributors 213 Index 215

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There are some excellent and informative insights into Hollywood's interpretations. ... An important book about an important writer. It'll broaden and deepen even an aficionado's understanding and appreciation of one of the 20th century's most important and influential writers. 5 stars --Fortean Times


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David Sandner is a professor of English at California State University, Fullerton.

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