'What I’ve Seen with Your Eyes': Relational Theology and Ways of Seeing in Blade Runner

Autor: Emily Askew, Leah D. Schade
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Religions
Volume 10
Issue 11
Religions, Vol 10, Iss 11, p 625 (2019)
ISSN: 2077-1444
DOI: 10.3390/rel10110625
Popis: This paper examines the theme of relational theology in the Blade Runner science fiction franchise by exploring the symbolism of eyes and sight in the films. Using the work of ecofeminist theologian Sallie McFague, we explore the contrast between the arrogant, detached eye of surveillance (what we call the &ldquo
gods&rsquo
eye view&rdquo
) which interprets the other-than-human world as instrumental object, and the possibility of the loving eye of awareness and attention (the &ldquo
God&rsquo
s eye view&rdquo
) which views the other-than-human world as an equal subject with intrinsic value. How the films wrestle with what is &ldquo
real&rdquo
and how the other-than-human is regarded has implications for our present time as we face enormous upheavals due to climate disruption and migration and the accompanying justice issues therein. We make the case that the films are extended metaphors that provide a window on our own dystopian present which present us with choices as to how we will see the world and respond to the ecological and humanitarian crises already upon us.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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