{"product_id":"post-self-journeys-beyond-the-human-body-9781913462949","title":"Post-Self: Journeys Beyond the Human Body","description":"\u003cb\u003eUsing extreme music and film as points of departure, Post-Self digs deep into the darkest thoughts of the most dissatisfied minds, minds that want to leave their bodies behind.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryone is looking for a way out. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout history, the physical body has often been seen as a prison, as something to be escaped by any means necessary: technology, mechanization, drugs and sensory deprivation, rapture, or even death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking in horror movies, heavy metal, philosophy, science fiction, and cybernetics, Post-Self is an exploration of the ways that human beings have sought to make this escape, to transcend the limits of the human body, to find a way out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the physical world continues to collapse around us, and we are faced with a particularly 21st-century kind of dread and dehumanization, Post-Self asks what this escape from our bodies might look like, and what it might mean for the future of civilisation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Repeater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913462949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Roy Christopher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52051763036341,"sku":"9781913462949","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_429c0b78-1806-419f-b48d-c3d60825b790.jpg?v=1764047844","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/post-self-journeys-beyond-the-human-body-9781913462949","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}