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Struction of the Feminine/Masculine Dichotomy in Westworld
WiN: The EAAS Women’s Network Journal Issue 2 (2020) Skin-Deep Gender: Posthumanity and the De(con)struction of the Feminine/Masculine Dichotomy in Westworld Amaya Fernández Menicucci ABSTRACT: This article addresses the ways in which gender configurations are used as representations of the process of self-construction of both human and non-human characters in Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s series Westworld, produced by HBO and first launched in 2016. In particular, I explore the extent to which the process of genderization is deconstructed when human and non-human identities merge into a posthuman reality that is both material and virtual. In Westworld, both cyborg and human characters understand gender as embodiment, enactment, repetition, and codified communication. Yet, both sets of characters eventually face a process of disembodiment when their bodies are digitalized, which challenges the very nature of identity in general and gender identity in particular. Placing this digitalization of human identity against Donna Haraway’s cyborg theory and Judith Butler’s citational approach to gender identification, a question emerges, which neither Posthumanity Studies nor Gender Studies can ignore: can gender identities survive a process of disembodiment? Such, indeed, is the scenario portrayed in Westworld: a world in which bodies do not matter and gender is only skin-deep. KEYWORDS: Westworld; gender; posthumanity; embodiment; cyborg The cyborg is a creature in a post-gender world. The cyborg is also the awful apocalyptic telos of the ‘West’s’ escalating dominations . (Haraway, A Cyborg Manifesto 8) Revolution in a Post-Gender, Post-Race, Post-Class, Post-Western, Posthuman World The diegetic reality of the HBO series Westworld (2016-2018) opens up the possibility of a posthuman existence via the synthesis of individual human identities and personalities into algorithms and a post-corporeal digital life. -
Casual and Hardcore Players in HBO's Westworld (2016): the Immoral and Violent Player
Casual and Hardcore Players in HBO’s Westworld (2016): The Immoral and Violent Player MA Thesis Ellen Menger – 5689295 [email protected] Supervisor: Dr. René Glas Second reader: Dr. Jasper van Vught Utrecht University MA New Media & Digital Culture MCMV10009 - THE-Masterthesis/ MA NMDC May 8, 2017 Abstract This thesis approaches the HBO series Westworld (2016) through the lens of game studies and interprets the series as a commentary on the stereotype of casual and hardcore players and immoral violence in video games. By performing a textual analysis, this thesis explores how Westworld as a series makes use of the casual and hardcore player stereotype, looking at the way the series explores the construction of player categories and how it ties these to the dialogue about violence and immoral behaviour in video games. Keywords: Westworld, games, player types, Western, casual gamer, hardcore gamer, violence, ethics, morals SPOILER WARNING This thesis reveals certain plot twists that may spoil part of the storyline of the first season of HBO’s Westworld. If you have not watched the series, read at your own risk. Table of Contents 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1 2. Theoretical framework ....................................................................................................... 7 2.1. (Im)moral Behaviour in Game Worlds ....................................................................... 7 2.2. The Player as a Moral -
Beyond Westworld
“We Don’t Know Exactly How They Work”: Making Sense of Technophobia in 1973 Westworld, Futureworld, and Beyond Westworld Stefano Bigliardi Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane - Morocco Abstract This article scrutinizes Michael Crichton’s movie Westworld (1973), its sequel Futureworld (1976), and the spin-off series Beyond Westworld (1980), as well as the critical literature that deals with them. I examine whether Crichton’s movie, its sequel, and the 1980s series contain and convey a consistent technophobic message according to the definition of “technophobia” advanced in Daniel Dinello’s 2005 monograph. I advance a proposal to develop further the concept of technophobia in order to offer a more satisfactory and unified interpretation of the narratives at stake. I connect technophobia and what I call de-theologized, epistemic hubris: the conclusion is that fearing technology is philosophically meaningful if one realizes that the limitations of technology are the consequence of its creation and usage on behalf of epistemically limited humanity (or artificial minds). Keywords: Westworld, Futureworld, Beyond Westworld, Michael Crichton, androids, technology, technophobia, Daniel Dinello, hubris. 1. Introduction The 2016 and 2018 HBO series Westworld by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy has spawned renewed interest in the 1973 movie with the same title by Michael Crichton (1942-2008), its 1976 sequel Futureworld by Richard T. Heffron (1930-2007), and the short-lived 1980 MGM TV series Beyond Westworld. The movies and the series deal with androids used for recreational purposes and raise questions about technology and its risks. I aim at an as-yet unattempted comparative analysis taking the narratives at stake as technophobic tales: each one conveys a feeling of threat and fear related to technological beings and environments. -
ECOMYSTICISM: MATERIALISM and MYSTICISM in AMERICAN NATURE WRITING by DAVID TAGNANI a Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfill
ECOMYSTICISM: MATERIALISM AND MYSTICISM IN AMERICAN NATURE WRITING By DAVID TAGNANI A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY Department of English MAY 2015 © Copyright by DAVID TAGNANI, 2015 All Rights Reserved © Copyright by DAVID TAGNANI, 2015 All Rights Reserved ii To the Faculty of Washington State University: The members of the Committee appointed to examine the dissertation of DAVID TAGNANI find it satisfactory and recommend that it be accepted. ___________________________________________ Christopher Arigo, Ph.D., Chair ___________________________________________ Donna Campbell, Ph.D. ___________________________________________ Jon Hegglund, Ph.D. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to thank my committee members for their hard work guiding and encouraging this project. Chris Arigo’s passion for the subject and familiarity with arcane source material were invaluable in pushing me forward. Donna Campbell’s challenging questions and encyclopedic knowledge helped shore up weak points throughout. Jon Hegglund has my gratitude for agreeing to join this committee at the last minute. Former committee member Augusta Rohrbach also deserves acknowledgement, as her hard work led to significant restructuring and important theoretical insights. Finally, this project would have been impossible without my wife Angela, who worked hard to ensure I had the time and space to complete this project. iv ECOMYSTICISM: MATERIALISM AND MYSTICISM IN AMERICAN NATURE WRITING Abstract by David Tagnani, Ph.D. Washington State University May 2015 Chair: Christopher Arigo This dissertation investigates the ways in which a theory of material mysticism can help us understand and synthesize two important trends in the American nature writing—mysticism and materialism. -
Call for Abstracts Westworld and Philosophy Richard Greene & Josh
Call for Abstracts Westworld and Philosophy Richard Greene & Josh Heter, Editors Abstracts are sought for a collection of philosophical essays related to the HBO television series Westworld (we also welcome essays on the 1973 movie of the same name on which it is based, the 1976 sequel to that movie, Futureworld, and the subsequent 1980 television series, Beyond West World). This volume will be published by Open Court Publishing (the publisher of The Simpsons and Philosophy, The Matrix and Philosophy, Dexter and Philosophy, The Walking Dead and Philosophy, Boardwalk Empire and Philosophy, and The Princess Bride and Philosophy, etc.) as part of their successful Popular Culture and Philosophy series. We are seeking abstracts, but anyone who has already written an unpublished paper on this topic may submit it in its entirety. Potential contributors may want to examine other volumes in the Open Court series. Contributors are welcome to submit abstracts on any topic of philosophical interest that pertains to Westworld. The editors are especially interested in receiving submissions that engage philosophical issues/topics/concepts in Westworld in creative and non-standard ways. Please feel free to forward this to anyone writing within a philosophic discipline who might be interested in contributing. Contributor Guidelines: 1. Abstract of paper (100–750 words) 2. Resume/CV for each author/coauthor of the paper 3. Initial submission should be made by email (we prefer e-mail with MS Word attachment) 4. Deadlines: Abstracts due February 1, 2018 First drafts due April 1, 2018 Final drafts due June 1, 2018 (we are looking to complete the entire ms by June 15, 2018, so early submissions are encouraged and welcomed!) Email: [email protected] . -
Comprehensive Anti-Racism Resources
COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES Compiled by UNY Conference Commission on Religion and Race Members and the General Commission on Religion & Race Online Resources Study Links – GCORR Lenten Study Series: Roll Down Justice: Six-session study guides and videos www.gcorr.org/series/lenten-series-roll-down-justice/ Racial Justice Conversation Guide www.gcorr.org/racial-justice-conversation-guide/ Is Reverse Racism Really a Thing? Study guide & video www.gcorr.org/is-reverse-racism-really-a-thing/ Wait…That’s Privilege? Article with Privilege Quiz www.gcorr.org/wait-thats-privilege/ Study Links – Other Sources United Methodist Women’s Lenten Study on Racial Justice www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/lent www.youtube.com/watch?v=XITxqC0Sze4 Eye on the Prize – a PSB documentary series (14 episodes) www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpY2NVcO17U UMW Tools for Leaders: Resources for Racial Justice https://s3.amazonaws.com/umw/pdfs/racialjustice2012.pdf 2 Websites National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP): https://www.naacp.org Southern Poverty Law Center: https://www.splcenter.org General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR): http://www.gcorr.org/ Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com Local groups involved in anti-racism action in your area Podcasts www.insocialwork.org/list_categories.asp Videos Getting Called Out – How to Apologize: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8xJXLYL.8pU&feature=youtube).UnderstandingMy Privilege The Danger of a Single Story www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story/transcr ipt?languafe=en PBS, "Race: The Power of an Illusion." Three one-hour videos with discussion questions, 2003. https://www.pbs.org/race/000_General/000_00-Home.htm Crossing the Color Line | Brennon Thompson | TEDxSUNYGeneseo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UQUT4LMhAw "Free Indeed," a video drama about racism and white privilege, available at UNY Resource Center. -
Young Adult Realistic Fiction Book List
Young Adult Realistic Fiction Book List Denotes new titles recently added to the list while the severity of her older sister's injuries Abuse and the urging of her younger sister, their uncle, and a friend tempt her to testify against Anderson, Laurie Halse him, her mother and other well-meaning Speak adults persuade her to claim responsibility. A traumatic event in the (Mature) (2007) summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman Flinn, Alexandra year of high school. (2002) Breathing Underwater Sent to counseling for hitting his Avasthi, Swati girlfriend, Caitlin, and ordered to Split keep a journal, A teenaged boy thrown out of his 16-year-old Nick examines his controlling house by his abusive father goes behavior and anger and describes living with to live with his older brother, his abusive father. (2001) who ran away from home years earlier under similar circumstances. (Summary McCormick, Patricia from Follett Destiny, November 2010). Sold Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi Draper, Sharon leaves her poor mountain Forged by Fire home in Nepal thinking that Teenaged Gerald, who has she is to work in the city as a spent years protecting his maid only to find that she has fragile half-sister from their been sold into the sex slave trade in India and abusive father, faces the that there is no hope of escape. (2006) prospect of one final confrontation before the problem can be solved. McMurchy-Barber, Gina Free as a Bird Erskine, Kathryn Eight-year-old Ruby Jean Sharp, Quaking born with Down syndrome, is In a Pennsylvania town where anti- placed in Woodlands School in war sentiments are treated with New Westminster, British contempt and violence, Matt, a Columbia, after the death of her grandmother fourteen-year-old girl living with a Quaker who took care of her, and she learns to family, deals with the demons of her past as survive every kind of abuse before she is she battles bullies of the present, eventually placed in a program designed to help her live learning to trust in others as well as her. -
Universidad Complutense De Madrid
UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID FACULTAD DE FILOLOGÍA Departamento de Filología Inglesa II TESIS DOCTORAL La familia como destino Eugene O'Neill y Sam Shepard MEMORIA PARA OPTAR AL GRADO DE DOCTOR PRESENTADA POR James William Flath Directores Félix Martín Gutiérrez Gustavo Sánchez Canales Madrid, 2014 © James William Flath, 2013 UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID Departamento de Filología Inglesa II TESIS DOCTORAL LA FAMILIA COMO DESTINO EN EUGENE O’NEILL Y SAM SHEPARD James William Flath Madrid, 2013 Directores: Dr. Félix Martín Gutiérrez Dr. Gustavo Sánchez Canales 1 Preface and acknowledgments This dissertation represents a culmination of work, reading and learning that has taken place over the past few years. I first became interested in the plays of Eugene O’Neill when I was an undergraduate in the United States. I came upon playwright Sam Shepard much later but from the beginning the similarities between the two struck me as uncanny. What moved me particularly was the way each playwright portrayed the time-honored American institution of the Family and how both focused on the idea that I’ve come to refer to as “family as fate.” I began to ask myself, why did these playwrights write such gut-wrenchingly harrowing portrayals of the family? To exorcise their own ghosts? To come to terms with themselves? But even more compelling is the question why are we so attracted to these plays? What do we see in these plays? Ourselves, our nation? I began my research to see if anyone had devoted a full-scale study to this phenomenon and discovered that others had also noticed the similarities but none had done as in-depth a study as I wished to do. -
Gogo Vision What's Playing
GOGO VISION WHAT’S PLAYING CATALOG 183 MOVIES (100) TITLE TITLE NEW CONTENT Harriet A Star is Born Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Sherlock Holmes Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 The Big Lebowski Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire The Breakfast Club Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince The Croods Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Those Who Wish Me Dead Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Addams Family, The (2019) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone An American Pickle Horrible Bosses Batman Begins Horrible Bosses 2 Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Impractical Jokers: The Movie Bill and Ted Face the Music Invisible Man, The Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) It's Complicated Blinded By The Light Joker Boogie Judas and the Black Messiah Coco Just Mercy Crazy Rich Asians Kajillionaire Crazy, Stupid, Love Let Them All Talk Die Hard Lilo and Stitch Disneys Upside-Down Magic Limbo Doctor Sleep Locked Down E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Lucy in the Sky Elf Marvel Studios' Black Panther Emma Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War Finding Dory Marvel’s the Avengers: Age of Ultron Finding Nemo Minions Frozen 2 Mortal Kombat Godzilla v. Kong Mulan Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 My Spy Movies 1 TITLE News of the World The Dark Knight Nobody The Dark Knight Rises Nomadland The Kitchen Office Space The Lego Batman Movie Onward The Lego Movie Photograph, The The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Queen & Slim -
Humanistic STEM: from Concept to Course
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics Volume 11 | Issue 1 January 2021 Humanistic STEM: From Concept to Course Debra T. Bourdeau WW/Humanities & Communication Beverly L. Wood ERAU-WW/STEM Education Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm Part of the Arts and Humanities Commons, and the Mathematics Commons Recommended Citation Bourdeau, D. T. and Wood, B. L. "Humanistic STEM: From Concept to Course," Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, Volume 11 Issue 1 (January 2021), pages 33-53. DOI: 10.5642/jhummath.202101.04 . Available at: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/vol11/iss1/4 ©2021 by the authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. JHM is an open access bi-annual journal sponsored by the Claremont Center for the Mathematical Sciences and published by the Claremont Colleges Library | ISSN 2159-8118 | http://scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/ The editorial staff of JHM works hard to make sure the scholarship disseminated in JHM is accurate and upholds professional ethical guidelines. However the views and opinions expressed in each published manuscript belong exclusively to the individual contributor(s). The publisher and the editors do not endorse or accept responsibility for them. See https://scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/policies.html for more information. Humanistic STEM: From Concept to Course Debra T. Bourdeau WW/English and Humanities, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA [email protected] Beverly L. Wood Mathematics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA [email protected] Abstract Blending perspectives from the humanities and STEM fosters the creativity of all students. The culturally implicit dichotomy between the two meta-disciplines can be overcome with carefully designed courses and programs intent on doing so. -
For Immediate Release Second Night of 2017 Creative Arts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SECOND NIGHT OF 2017 CREATIVE ARTS EMMY® WINNERS ANNOUNCED (Los Angeles, Calif. – September 10, 2017) The Television Academy tonight presented the second of its two 2017 Creative Arts Emmy® Awards Ceremonies honoring outstanding artistic and technical achievement in television at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The ceremony honored performers, artists and craftspeople for excellence in scripted programming including comedy, drama and limited series. Executive produced by Bob Bain, the Creative Arts Emmy Awards featured presenters from the season’s most popular show including Hank Azaria (Brockmire and Ray Donovan), Angela Bassett (911 and Black Panther), Alexis Bledel (The Handmaid’s Tale), Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Are You There Democracy? It's Me, The Internet) and Tom Hanks (Saturday Night Live). Press Contacts: Stephanie Goodell breakwhitelight (for the Television Academy) [email protected], (818) 462-1150 Laura Puig breakwhitelight (for the Television Academy) [email protected], (956) 235-8723 For more information please visit emmys.com. TELEVISION ACADEMY 2017 CREATIVE ARTS EMMY AWARDS – SUNDAY The awards for both ceremonies, as tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP, were distributed as follows: Program Individual Total HBO 3 16 19 Netflix 1 15 16 NBC - 9 9 ABC 2 5 7 FOX 1 4 5 Hulu - 5 5 Adult Swim - 4 4 CBS 2 2 4 FX Networks - 4 4 A&E 1 2 3 VH1 - 3 3 Amazon - 2 2 BBC America 1 1 2 ESPN - 2 2 National Geographic 1 1 2 AMC 1 - 1 Cartoon Network 1 - 1 CNN 1 - 1 Comedy Central 1 - 1 Disney XD - 1 1 Samsung / Oculus 1 - 1 Showtime - 1 1 TBS - 1 1 Viceland 1 - 1 Vimeo - 1 1 A complete list of all awards presented tonight is attached. -
From the on Inal Document. What Can I Write About?
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 470 655 CS 511 615 TITLE What Can I Write about? 7,000 Topics for High School Students. Second Edition, Revised and Updated. INSTITUTION National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. ISBN ISBN-0-8141-5654-1 PUB DATE 2002-00-00 NOTE 153p.; Based on the original edition by David Powell (ED 204 814). AVAILABLE FROM National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096 (Stock no. 56541-1659: $17.95, members; $23.95, nonmembers). Tel: 800-369-6283 (Toll Free); Web site: http://www.ncte.org. PUB TYPE Books (010) Guides Classroom Learner (051) Guides Classroom Teacher (052) EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS High Schools; *Writing (Composition); Writing Assignments; *Writing Instruction; *Writing Strategies IDENTIFIERS Genre Approach; *Writing Topics ABSTRACT Substantially updated for today's world, this second edition offers chapters on 12 different categories of writing, each of which is briefly introduced with a definition, notes on appropriate writing strategies, and suggestions for using the book to locate topics. Types of writing covered include description, comparison/contrast, process, narrative, classification/division, cause-and-effect writing, exposition, argumentation, definition, research-and-report writing, creative writing, and critical writing. Ideas in the book range from the profound to the everyday to the topical--e.g., describe a terrible beauty; write a narrative about the ultimate eccentric; classify kinds of body alterations. With hundreds of new topics, the book is intended to be a resource for teachers and students alike. (NKA) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the on inal document.