Essays about: "Cyborg"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 essays containing the word Cyborg.

  1. 11. "You must scare the hell out of humans" : Female masculinity, action heroes, and cyborg bodies in feminist science fiction literature

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Centrum för genusvetenskap

    Author : Anna Bark Persson; [2017]
    Keywords : female masculinity; science fiction; feminist science fiction; queer science fiction; female action heroes; queer reading;

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  3. 12. Should I Cyborg? - A study into public opinion on Human Enhancement Technologies

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Örebro Universitet

    Author : Julius Mikkelä; [2015]
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  4. 13. The Fantastic Adventures of No-body: Mechanisms of cyborg disembodiment in five texts by women authors

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media

    Author : Meryl Trussler; [2014]
    Keywords : Catherynne M Valente; Anne McCaffrey; Ann Leckie; Laura J Mixon; James Tiptree Jr.; cyborgs; cyborg feminism; cyberfeminism; Donna Haraway; science fiction; embodiment; disembodiment; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Science fiction is a genre in which anything is possible. It therefore comprises the perfect litmus test of any given culture’s prevailing hopes and fears about the future. READ MORE

  5. 14. Endangered Experiences in Nature : Designing for Future Nostalgia

    University essay from Konstfack/Experience Design

    Author : Tim Ebbers; [2014]
    Keywords : backcasting; biotechnology; design fiction; endangered experience; experience design; future forecasting; innovation; nanotechnology; nostalgia; outdoor; tourism; wilderness;

    Abstract : When outdoor recreational activities are restricted, where can we find solitude, exploration and self-reliance? Endangered Experiences in Nature is a project that creates disruptive scenarios to question the relationship we have now with landscapes. A forecast in which stargazing is replaced by watching cyborg fireflies in the sky, food is genetically engineered and getting lost can only happen with the aid of special devices. READ MORE

  6. 15. Cyborg athletes : A European history of gender, technology and virtue in sports

    University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Michael Torsson; [2013]
    Keywords : cyborg; sport; gender; athlete; athletics; philosophy; feminism; cyborg; sport; idrott; filosofi; atlet; atletitism; idrottsfilosofi; feminism; genus; kön;

    Abstract : This essay takes its start in a discussion on gender, sports and cyborgs by Swedish philosopher Kutte Jönsson in his book Idrottsfilosofiska introduktioner. I argue that he is wrong in arguing for agnosticism as to what sport is. Instead I give an historic account of what sport is and what values is inherent in our modern conception of sport. READ MORE