Science Fiction and Its Aesthetics:A Study of Steven Shaviro's Accelerationist Aesthetics in the"Middle Zone"
In examining the development of accelerationist thought in the 21st century,American scholar Steven Shaviro introduces the concept of"accelerationist aesthetics"from the perspective of literature,film and aesthetics,and establishes his own theoretical stance in the"middle zone".On the one hand,Shaviro does not particularly care about the left-right debate within accelerationist thought but instead adopts a"source from both sides"approach,selectively accepting rational elements from both.On the other hand,he does not oppose the theoretical flaws of either"left"or"right"accelerationism,and he maintains a certain distance from"critical accelerationism".The concept of accelerationist aesthetics arises from the aesthetic manifestations of"excess"presented in contemporary capitalist development,and its existence is closely linked to the unique relationship between aesthetics and political economy.As an emerging aesthetic theory,accelerationist aesthetics shares similarities and differences with Ger-man classical aesthetics represented by Kant as well as with the transgressive characteristics of mod-ernist and postmodernist aesthetics.According to Shaviro,science fiction's speculative nature,its ex-ploration of the dialectical relationship between technology and society,and its unique literary charac-teristics allow it to effectively express capitalism's potential,thus establishing itself as a"superlative accelerationist art".However,accelerationist aesthetics also faces the risk of being assimilated by capi-talist realism,with potential for complicity and malice,which may lead to aesthetic apathy and a lack of political effect.
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