VI. Phyllis, Ellery, and Landon: The Transgression/Failure of the Fembot This trope of newly created ‘intelligent’ machines exposing human failings is exercised quite starkly in a novel written by the prolific science fiction author Thomas Berger, titled Adventures of the Artificial Woman. In this work, as in the Battlestar Galactica example above, the Fembot hereContinue reading “Feminism and the Figure of the Fembot (Part 6.1 of 7)”
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Inspiration – The Lesser Known Works of John Williams
If I was to ask you to name as many famous movie composers as you could, I’d bet you that John Williams’ name would be amongst the first four or five composers you’d tell me. He has become, quite literally, a household name, with his themes and scores instantly recognizable and deeply beloved by many.Continue reading “Inspiration – The Lesser Known Works of John Williams”
Feminism and the Figure of the Fembot (Part 5.2 of 7)
V. Fembot Fatale: Gender and Consciousness Performance in Battlestar Galactica Sharon, the other Cylon character mentioned previously, is also a character highly coded with ideas of motherhood. Unlike many of the other female characters on the show, the audience never sees Sharon act sexually. At most, Helo and she share a few on-screen kisses, butContinue reading “Feminism and the Figure of the Fembot (Part 5.2 of 7)”
Freedom
This piece is dedicated to Stephanie Mullen-Sin (@mullen_sin), an artist in search of a muse, who became a muse of my own. I hope you enjoy it! Freedom is a funny thing, thought Stephanie, staring down at the type-filled pages in her daughter’s hands. She remembered when those rows of black figures looked to herContinue reading “Freedom”
Feminism and the Figure of the Fembot (Part 5.1 of 7)
V. Fembot Fatale: Gender and Consciousness Performance in Battlestar Galactica The ultimate melding of the Femme Fatale figure with the figure of the Fembot can be found in the modern remake of the 1970’s television series, Battlestar Galactica in the character known simply as Number 6. For those unfamiliar with this sci-fi staple ofContinue reading “Feminism and the Figure of the Fembot (Part 5.1 of 7)”