Essays about: "Sci-fi"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the word Sci-fi.

1. 11. Doing away with safety : A study on mourning and metafiction in How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

   Author : Erik Skagersten; [2019]
   Keywords : Charles Yu; How to live safely in a science fictional universe; Sci-fi; Melancholia; Hutcheon; Freud; Metafiction;

   Abstract : This essay works with Freud’s theory of melancholia, and Hutcheon’s theories of parody and metafictional writing to explore Charles Yu’s novel How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe. By looking at how both theories handle the subject of identity and unconscious formations, this study argues that the relationship between the main character and his father visualizes the process of creating, as well as evolving a dialectic discourse regarding the function of literature. READ MORE

3. 12. Onboarding Users to a Voice User Interface : Comparing Different Teaching Methods for Onboarding New Users to Intelligent Personal Assistants

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

   Author : Filip Eriksson; [2018]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : From being a fictional element in sci-fi movies, voice user interaction has become reality with intelligent personal assistants like Apple’s Sir iand Google’s Assistant. The development opens up for new exciting user experiences and challenges when designing for these experiences. READ MORE

4. 13. Sci-fi, Horror and The Three Step Program : Racial Identity, Racial Hierarchy and Hybridity inThe Shadow Over Innsmouth and I Am Legend

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Elias Torstensson; [2018]
   Keywords : The Shadow Over Innsmouth; I am Legend; Racial Identity; Racial Hierarchy;

   Abstract : This essay is a study regarding the use of H.P. Lovecraft´s Shadow over Innsmouth, Richard Matheson´s I am Legend and Joel M. Sipress´s three step program when working along the theme of race in the classroom. READ MORE

5. 14. "Humanity is Unnatural!" Feminisms and Science-Fiction Strategies in Joanna Russ’s The Female Man and The Adventures of Alyx

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Lauri Lahtinen; [2018]
   Keywords : Joanna Russ; Science fiction; Feminism; The Female Man; The Adventures of Alyx;

   Abstract : While acknowledging that Russ’s work is problematic in some regards, the aim of this thesis is to counter the criticism of Russ’s oeuvre as outdated and sometimes stuck in second-wave feminist positions, instead demonstrating how Russ’s use of sci-fi strategies such as cyborgism, possible-worlds theory, utopianism, and concretised metaphors in The Female Man and The Adventures of Alyx enables her to move beyond second-wave feminist positions and anticipate third-wave feminism in ways that are still relevant today. . READ MORE

6. 15. Female Ashes, Knowledge, and the Construction of Masculinity : Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

   Author : Natalia Berenstein; [2017]
   Keywords : Feminism; Patriarchy; Masculinity; Subject Construct; Identity; Sci Fi; Censorship;

   Abstract : In Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, knowledge is illegal, and popular culture is promoted as a way to control society. Guy Montag, the central character of the book, undergoes through a journey of liberation from the oppressive system to the further achievement of the forbidden knowledge. READ MORE