Articles:
1.) Hiroshi Ishiguro, et al. "Evaluating the human likeness of an android by comparing gaze behaviors elicited by the android and a person."Advanced Robotics 20.10 (2006): 1147-1163. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 22 Apr. 2011.
2.) McCarthy, Erin. "Simulated Society." Popular Mechanics 186.10 (2009): 23. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 22 Apr. 2011.
3.) Gyu Han, Kang. "Going Beyond Binary Disposition of 0/1: Rethinking the Question of Technology." Midwest Quarterly. 176-189. Midwest Quarterly, 2009. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 22 Apr. 2011.
4.) Lu, Amy Shirong. "An Old Ghost or a New Shell? A Dialectic Analysis of Ghost in the Shell." Conference Papers -- International Communication Association (2006): 1-26. Communication & Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Apr. 2011.
Books:
1.) Pask, Dr. Gordan, and Susan Curran. Microman: Computers and the Evolution of Consciousness. 1st ed. New York, N.Y. 10022: Macmillan Canada, 1982. Print.
2.) Moravec, Hans P. Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind. New York: Oxford UP, 1999. Print.
3.) Fulton, Elizabeth J. Manmade Women Technology, Femininity, and the Cinema. Ottawa: National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque Nationale Du Canada, 1996. Print.
Film:
1.) Ghost in the Shell. Dir. Mamoru Oshii. Perf. Atsuko Tanaka, Iemasa Kayumi, and Richard Epcar. Palm Pictures, 1995. DVD.
2.) Surrogates. Dir. Jonathan Mostow. Perf. Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, and Ving Rhames. Touchstone Pictures, 2009. DVD.
3.) Metropolis. Dir. Fritz Lang. Perf. Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, and Gustav Fröhlich. Ufa, 1926. DVD.
Summary
Media’s Effect On Technology
Taking a closer look at media, such as films and television, and their effects on technology. I would explore movies much as Metropolis by Fritz Lang, Surrogates by Jonathan Mostow and Ghost in the Shell by Mamoru Oshii (as well as the television series of Ghost in the Shell). Through these I would see how these visual media could have inspired such things as androids of today (like the actdroid called Der2), looking closely to what led Fritz Lang to create an android in film.
Outline
Metropolis:
*Looking at the android in film.
- Comparing the similarities of todays robots.
- looking at how fear could have created the idea of androids.
*Fritz Lang
- Try to find what had inspired him to create Metropolis.
Surrogates:
*Looking on the present day’s view of what androids/robots should be like.
*Looking at actual androids and robots that are made currently.
- Der2 (as well as other android models)
Ghost in the Shell:
*To see the use of robots (androids/cyborgs)
- Can relate back to the fear of androids from Metropolis
- Dive deeper into the idea of humans and machines.
Robotics:
*Look at the first form of robots and or computers (machines) in history to get a sense where others might have gotten inspiration.
- The use of robots and or android in films.
I might be changing my topic slightly. I will see the development of robots and how the android came about. Then I would see how media (mostly film and television) portrays androids.
ReplyDeletethat sounds like a good narrowing of your topic. You could also examine other body-related terms such as android, robot, cyborg, avatar, virus and botnet (as a social formation), and explain why you focus on android and robot. You also might want to take a look at this book: Sensorium. Embodied Experience, Technology, and Contemporary Art, edited by Caroline A. Jones.
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