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Rogue Code: Thinking With Robots and AI
Literature & Language

Rogue Code: Thinking With Robots and AI

Robots are an important trope in science fiction, especially around the trope of "programming gone wrong." Whether they become murderous, run around in circles, or learn to love, they are designated as figures that challenge the rules that bind them and become something more than they were created to be. In this course, we will explore different works of science fiction that deal with this trope of "rogue code" and also draw parallel on how these imaginations have entered popular imaginations of technology in real-life. 
Up to 15 students
Aug 10-Sep 14 (6 Lessons)
Mon, 11:30pm-12:30am UTC

Your Instructor

Cynthia Shin
Cynthia Shin

PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature
Indiana University Bloomington

I'm a PhD candidate in Comparative Literature and Germanic Studies, interested in speculative fiction, exophonic literature, and contemporary theater. Very excited about strange objects of this world.

Speculative FictionExophonyContemporary Theater

What you'll learn

Understand the function of tropes within literary studies and genre literature.

Understand the significance of robots and AI within the context of cultural history

Analyze ways science fiction tropes manifest themselves across genres

Recognize everyday language that adopts literary and genre tropes

Course Schedule

In this lesson, we will discuss what tropes are, how we understand/recognize them, and list out some examples from genre literature, particularly science fiction.

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