POSTHUMANISTISKA SUBJEKT I VISUELL KULTUR
The aim of the thesis is to explore how the human subject is depicted in contemporary posthumancinema and how these films effect our comprehension of human subjectivity. The object of analysis isJames Cameron?s Avatar (2009) and the method of analysis is cybernetic and intermedial. The conclusionis that Avatar is a film that depicts a posthuman network society where existence and subjectivity in a greatvariety of forms is possible. The film presents posthuman subjects in symbiosis with avatars, terminals,extensions and prothesis. In Avatar the human body is exchangeable or even possible to do without, it isnot an absolute condition for human life. The human subject can be transformed into a pattern ofinformation and exist for eternity in information circuits. Another conclusion is that the way the humansubject and the body are depicted in Avatar is a reflection of the medial and technological structure in ournetwork society. Posthuman narratives is a way of connecting people?s mental worlds to this structure.