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EN 3950 Speculative Fiction BIG BIG SKY by Kristyn Dunnion
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Feminist science fiction
¤ How do we understand the politics of the female cyborgs in Big Big Sky?
¤ Are they revolutionaries combatting the “informatics of domination”?
¤ Are they building alliances based on affinity?
¤ Or are they forever bound by the limits imposed on them by the imperialist ScanMans?
Breaking down boundaries between…
¤ Humans and animals
¤ Organisms and machines
¤ Physical and non-physical
Cyborgs in Big Big Sky
¤ Humans and animals: ¤ ‘deforming’ of Roku into a bird ¤ ‘deforming’ of Rustle into a trans-sexual fish-human hybrid
¤ Organisms and machines: ¤ Rustle had mind tuning ¤ The ‘fakies’ they found in the Living Lab ¤ The pod have all been technologically and genetically manipulated ¤ They use tools as integrated parts of themselves e.g. Loo’s knife
¤ Physical and non-physical: ¤ Fusion as both physical and emotional intimacy ¤ Mind-sending and wave-sending
Next week
¤ Assignment #1 due Thursday, October 13
¤ View Ghost in the Shell
¤ Optional reading of the manga of Ghost in the Shell (available online – link is given in syllabus)
¤ Don’t forget the Ghost in the Shell screening on Friday (tomorrow) at 6:00pm!
¤ Happy colonialist pie-eating long week-end!
Proudly present for your viewing pleasure... Shirow Masamune’s Groundbreaking Cyberpunk Anime:
Friday, October 7, 2011 @ 6:00pm (Room 1022) Contact: [email protected]