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Born as industrial artifacts, robots, androids, and cyborgs have become representations of our fears, our hopes, and our expectations of the future. This course looks at the historical representation of human-like creations, from robots to cyborgs, and discuss media technology, techno-militarization, trans-humanism and posthumanism in the context of science-fiction cinema, literature, and new media.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites.

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
GEs Area F Writing
Anna Brusutti
3.1
176 reviews
Summer 2024 . Brusutti A
BUCHN1930
M W
16:00 PM - 18:50 PM
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FAMST55CY . 1 Year, 10 Months Ago

She graded literally one assignment of 6 throughout the entire quarter and her feedback was incredibly confusing and her instructions on what she wanted were never clear. I would not say that this is a hard class, but it is extremely frustrating and you will not have any idea what your grade is until the day that the overall grade is due on Gold.

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FAMST55CY . 2 Years Ago

8/10 class. AREA F and WRT. Two papers each worth 20%. The topics are obscure, but you're free to use Chat GPT so they're both easy. There's a group project worth 30%, and an in person written final also 30%. Neither were put in the gradebook, so grades a mystery till the end. Lectures=a movie, but she never takes attendance so basically optional.

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FAMST46 . 2 Months Ago

Don't read the readings; you'll cover them in the section. I took her in the summer. I had 3 papers, all were 3-page long (double-spaced), NO MIDTERM (for summer at least), and the final exam she gives you a preview of how the exam will be set up. You will pass this class.

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FAM46 . 2 Months Ago

I really enjoyed Brusutti's class. She is so passionate about film, literally an encyclopedia of movies. She is also hilarious and cares about the course very much. Her passion made me more excited for the course.

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FAMST46 . 5 Months Ago

Easy GE. Just do your work on time, go to section, and you're good to get an A.

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FAMST169 . 5 Months Ago

Make sure to actually pay attention during the movies and not just passively watch -- some test questions were a little specific.

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