ABSTRACT

Reproductions of Reproduction is about the loss of the paternal metaphor and how the ensuing scramble to relocate it has set off a series of representational crises. Examining the sudden popularity of such figures as cyborgs, bodybuilders, and vampires; shifts in legislation about abortion, paternity and copyright; the transition to a digital-based society; the emergence of lesbian and gay studies; the growing infatuation with hyper-realistic patterns in television, this book argues that each of these manifestations represents an attempt to resituate the paternal metaphor. While this shift affects our understandings of everything from narratives to law to time, it also suggests a point of potential political intervention, allowing us to identify the full implications of these changes.

chapter |8 pages

Prologue

Significant Trends

chapter |24 pages

Introduction

chapter |22 pages

Reproductive Prehistories

Conceptions of Reproductive Impiety

chapter |38 pages

The End of Pop

Andy Warhol Meets Arnold Schwarzenegger

chapter |32 pages

Unauthorized Reproduction

Vampires' Uncanny Metonymy

chapter |28 pages

Digital Dad

Generation by Code