... responses to the notions of human-machine equivalence and interdependency proposed by ... io ... more ... responses to the notions of human-machine equivalence and interdependency proposed by ... io The Self Wired adequately address the complex and sometimes contradictory ways ... Second, by carefully choosing images which evoke community and interdependence rather than ...
J.C. Reilly and Lisa Yaszek discuss Georgia Tech's unique program on Science Technology and C... more J.C. Reilly and Lisa Yaszek discuss Georgia Tech's unique program on Science Technology and Culture (STAC). This program integrates science and technology with humanities to produce individuals with some unique skills important in our technology-oriented society
am an unfortunate and deserted creature … I have no relation or friend upon earth' (Shelley 1818:... more am an unfortunate and deserted creature … I have no relation or friend upon earth' (Shelley 1818: 90). At the heart of Frankenstein lies the Creature's imploring cry for connection. The novel offers a passionate condemnation of individual ambition and neglect of a person dependent on oneself. Framed in that way, the book can be read as reinforcing a binary between dependency and agency. Yet from another perspective, the book can be read as complicating that very binary in ways that are of increasing interest to disability studies, political theory and feminist theory. Such rethinking is politically urgent, both to reduce current stigmatisation and state neglect (Fineman 2008; Satz 2008; Kittay 2015), and to support creative strategies of resistance that move beyond paternalism (Butler 2016; Butler, Gambetti and Sabsay, 2016). Two hundred years after it was first published, Frankenstein
Literary and cultural critics call science fiction the premiere story form of modernity because i... more Literary and cultural critics call science fiction the premiere story form of modernity because it relates the adventures of educated men and women who use science and technology to reshape the material world and build new, hopefully better societies. As such, it is no surprise that many authors working in this popular genre explore how educated men and women might use science and technology to reshape the physical body and build new, hopefully better versions of humanity itself. Yet, lingering even in the most optimistic imaginings of a posthuman future is the doubt that these transformations will be evenly distributed or desired. In the first part of this essay, Yaszek and Ellis show how the stories of nineteenth century proto science fiction authors such as Mary Shelley and Nathaniel Hawthorne responded to the founding principles of the emergent modern scientific community--especially as they pertained to the treatment of human subjects--with stories about the often-disastrous re...
am an unfortunate and deserted creature … I have no relation or friend upon earth' (Shelley 1818:... more am an unfortunate and deserted creature … I have no relation or friend upon earth' (Shelley 1818: 90). At the heart of Frankenstein lies the Creature's imploring cry for connection. The novel offers a passionate condemnation of individual ambition and neglect of a person dependent on oneself. Framed in that way, the book can be read as reinforcing a binary between dependency and agency. Yet from another perspective, the book can be read as complicating that very binary in ways that are of increasing interest to disability studies, political theory and feminist theory. Such rethinking is politically urgent, both to reduce current stigmatisation and state neglect (Fineman 2008; Satz 2008; Kittay 2015), and to support creative strategies of resistance that move beyond paternalism (Butler 2016; Butler, Gambetti and Sabsay, 2016). Two hundred years after it was first published, Frankenstein
Lisa Yaszek, director of the Georgia Tech Science Fiction Lab, and president of the Science Ficti... more Lisa Yaszek, director of the Georgia Tech Science Fiction Lab, and president of the Science Fiction Research Association joins us with some of her students to discuss science fiction. This is a cross-over show, and Pete and Bill will join them on Sci Fi Lab on WREK from 7 to 9pm on Sunday March 7th
Presented online September 30, 2020, 12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m.IRIM Seminar Series: Session 2Panelists:... more Presented online September 30, 2020, 12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m.IRIM Seminar Series: Session 2Panelists: Matthew Gombolay, School of Interactive Computing; Lisa Yaszek, School of Literature, Media, and Communication; Ellen Mazumdar, and Aaron Young, School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology.Runtime: 60:31 minutesA long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, a space opera movie captured the imaginations of roboticists, researchers, and writers from around the world. Over the last 43 years, Star Wars has had an immense impact on our collective perception of robotics. It has introduced some of the most beloved droids as well as one of the most feared cyborgs in science fiction. In this panel, we will discuss how the Star Wars movies have influenced the design of robots and intelligent machines, including prosthetics, cybernetics, and artificial intelligence. We will show examples of how George Lucas portrayed good and evil in different types of technology and how he depic...
Ivan Allen College Founders Day faculty research panel presented on March 13, 2014 from 10:00 am ... more Ivan Allen College Founders Day faculty research panel presented on March 13, 2014 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am in the Georgia Tech Alumni House. Introductions: Jacqueline J. Royster; Janet Murray. Moderator: Lisa Yaszek. Panelists: Roberta Berry; John Krige; Margaret E. Kosal; Brian Magerko; Juan Moreno-Cruz.Interdisciplinary background and pivot: engaging a compelling policy problem / Roberta Berry (Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Public Policy) -- Hybrid Identities, Hybrid Knowledge / John Krige (Georgia Institute of Technology. School of History, Technology, and Society) -- From Science to Security / Margaret E. Kosal (Georgia Institute of Technology. Center for International Strategy, Technology and Policy) -- Authentic STEAM High School CS Education / Brian Magerko (Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Literature, Media, and Communication) -- Research on change in the growth of slavery after 1840 / Juan Moreno-Cruz (Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Econ...
... Nowhere are the promises and perils of the sf film remake more apparent than in Oliver Hirsch... more ... Nowhere are the promises and perils of the sf film remake more apparent than in Oliver Hirschbiegel's The Invasion (2007), the third film version of Don Siegel's classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers (US 1956), itself based on Jack Finney's 1955 novel The Body Snatchers (the ...
... responses to the notions of human-machine equivalence and interdependency proposed by ... io ... more ... responses to the notions of human-machine equivalence and interdependency proposed by ... io The Self Wired adequately address the complex and sometimes contradictory ways ... Second, by carefully choosing images which evoke community and interdependence rather than ...
J.C. Reilly and Lisa Yaszek discuss Georgia Tech's unique program on Science Technology and C... more J.C. Reilly and Lisa Yaszek discuss Georgia Tech's unique program on Science Technology and Culture (STAC). This program integrates science and technology with humanities to produce individuals with some unique skills important in our technology-oriented society
am an unfortunate and deserted creature … I have no relation or friend upon earth' (Shelley 1818:... more am an unfortunate and deserted creature … I have no relation or friend upon earth' (Shelley 1818: 90). At the heart of Frankenstein lies the Creature's imploring cry for connection. The novel offers a passionate condemnation of individual ambition and neglect of a person dependent on oneself. Framed in that way, the book can be read as reinforcing a binary between dependency and agency. Yet from another perspective, the book can be read as complicating that very binary in ways that are of increasing interest to disability studies, political theory and feminist theory. Such rethinking is politically urgent, both to reduce current stigmatisation and state neglect (Fineman 2008; Satz 2008; Kittay 2015), and to support creative strategies of resistance that move beyond paternalism (Butler 2016; Butler, Gambetti and Sabsay, 2016). Two hundred years after it was first published, Frankenstein
Literary and cultural critics call science fiction the premiere story form of modernity because i... more Literary and cultural critics call science fiction the premiere story form of modernity because it relates the adventures of educated men and women who use science and technology to reshape the material world and build new, hopefully better societies. As such, it is no surprise that many authors working in this popular genre explore how educated men and women might use science and technology to reshape the physical body and build new, hopefully better versions of humanity itself. Yet, lingering even in the most optimistic imaginings of a posthuman future is the doubt that these transformations will be evenly distributed or desired. In the first part of this essay, Yaszek and Ellis show how the stories of nineteenth century proto science fiction authors such as Mary Shelley and Nathaniel Hawthorne responded to the founding principles of the emergent modern scientific community--especially as they pertained to the treatment of human subjects--with stories about the often-disastrous re...
am an unfortunate and deserted creature … I have no relation or friend upon earth' (Shelley 1818:... more am an unfortunate and deserted creature … I have no relation or friend upon earth' (Shelley 1818: 90). At the heart of Frankenstein lies the Creature's imploring cry for connection. The novel offers a passionate condemnation of individual ambition and neglect of a person dependent on oneself. Framed in that way, the book can be read as reinforcing a binary between dependency and agency. Yet from another perspective, the book can be read as complicating that very binary in ways that are of increasing interest to disability studies, political theory and feminist theory. Such rethinking is politically urgent, both to reduce current stigmatisation and state neglect (Fineman 2008; Satz 2008; Kittay 2015), and to support creative strategies of resistance that move beyond paternalism (Butler 2016; Butler, Gambetti and Sabsay, 2016). Two hundred years after it was first published, Frankenstein
Lisa Yaszek, director of the Georgia Tech Science Fiction Lab, and president of the Science Ficti... more Lisa Yaszek, director of the Georgia Tech Science Fiction Lab, and president of the Science Fiction Research Association joins us with some of her students to discuss science fiction. This is a cross-over show, and Pete and Bill will join them on Sci Fi Lab on WREK from 7 to 9pm on Sunday March 7th
Presented online September 30, 2020, 12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m.IRIM Seminar Series: Session 2Panelists:... more Presented online September 30, 2020, 12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m.IRIM Seminar Series: Session 2Panelists: Matthew Gombolay, School of Interactive Computing; Lisa Yaszek, School of Literature, Media, and Communication; Ellen Mazumdar, and Aaron Young, School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology.Runtime: 60:31 minutesA long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, a space opera movie captured the imaginations of roboticists, researchers, and writers from around the world. Over the last 43 years, Star Wars has had an immense impact on our collective perception of robotics. It has introduced some of the most beloved droids as well as one of the most feared cyborgs in science fiction. In this panel, we will discuss how the Star Wars movies have influenced the design of robots and intelligent machines, including prosthetics, cybernetics, and artificial intelligence. We will show examples of how George Lucas portrayed good and evil in different types of technology and how he depic...
Ivan Allen College Founders Day faculty research panel presented on March 13, 2014 from 10:00 am ... more Ivan Allen College Founders Day faculty research panel presented on March 13, 2014 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am in the Georgia Tech Alumni House. Introductions: Jacqueline J. Royster; Janet Murray. Moderator: Lisa Yaszek. Panelists: Roberta Berry; John Krige; Margaret E. Kosal; Brian Magerko; Juan Moreno-Cruz.Interdisciplinary background and pivot: engaging a compelling policy problem / Roberta Berry (Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Public Policy) -- Hybrid Identities, Hybrid Knowledge / John Krige (Georgia Institute of Technology. School of History, Technology, and Society) -- From Science to Security / Margaret E. Kosal (Georgia Institute of Technology. Center for International Strategy, Technology and Policy) -- Authentic STEAM High School CS Education / Brian Magerko (Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Literature, Media, and Communication) -- Research on change in the growth of slavery after 1840 / Juan Moreno-Cruz (Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Econ...
... Nowhere are the promises and perils of the sf film remake more apparent than in Oliver Hirsch... more ... Nowhere are the promises and perils of the sf film remake more apparent than in Oliver Hirschbiegel's The Invasion (2007), the third film version of Don Siegel's classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers (US 1956), itself based on Jack Finney's 1955 novel The Body Snatchers (the ...
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