Advanced Studies in Science Fiction

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Examines representations of the subject constituted in Western techno culture, including post-human configurations such as the robot, the cyborg, and artificial and virtual intelligence. Fictional and critical/theoretical speculations examine changing understandings of subjectivity, agency, the body, and community in the context of advanced technologies. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including 3.0 CUST credits or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for CUST 4029Y.