Introduction
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Building the Sex Machine: The Subversive Potential of the Female Robot
Minsoo Kang

The Perception of Metaphor and the Metaphor of Perception: The Neurodynamics of Figuration
Sharon Lattig

Becoming American: Evolution and Performance in Edith Wharton's The Custom of the Country
John Bruni

From Vortex to Vorticism: Ezra Pound's Art and Science
Antje Pfannkuchen

Nanowarriors: Military Nanotechnology and Comic Books
Colin Milburn