OCT 25-27

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Tues, Oct 25


VIEW: Ridley Scott, Blade Runner


READ:

  1. BulletFredric Jameson, Postmodernism

  2. Bullet“postmodernism”

  3. Bullet“postmodernity”

  4. Bullet“ideology”

  5. Bullet“pastiche”

  6. Bullet“late capitalism”

  7. Bullet“cyborg”


Thurs, Oct 27


READ:

  1. Bullet Slavoj Žižek, Tarrying with the Negative, 9-12, 40-41


OPTIONAL:

  1. BulletScript of 7-24-1980 version

  2. BulletScript of 2-23-1981 version

  3. BulletScript of Hollywood Release

  4. BulletBlade Runner FAQ Page

  INTROS

  TERMS

"Blade Runner, Cyborgs, and Late Capitalism"


 

Bladerunner

ENGL 373H: The Theory of SF&F

INSTRUCTOR         : Prof. Felluga

OFFICE                    : HEAV 430

OFFICE HOURS      : T,Th 1:30-2:30 (or email me)

E-MAIL:                   : felluga@purdue.edu

SCIENCE FICTION AND THE POSTMODERN CONDITION


In this third block of classes, we will examine a number of science-fiction examples that explore our current age, which has been termed by many ‘postmodernity.’ We will explore the various elements of our current ‘postmodern condition,’ including computer culture, image culture, media culture, pop culture, and multiculturalism.  Alongside the films, we will be reading some of the most influential postmodern theorists of the last three decades. In so doing, we will explore a number of concepts that have been used to understand our age (pastiche, parody, cyborg and the simulacrum).