Contrary to what many people assume, science fiction is less about new technologies, faraway planets, or the distant future, than about what it means to be human. It differs from mainstream literature and other genres, however, in how it asks this question from an imagined non-human, transhuman, or posthuman perspective. In approaching the genre from this perspective, we will examine films and stories about robots and AIs.
- Teaching coordinator: Langlois Laura Hilary
- Teaching coordinator: Robinson Christopher