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Taught by Professor Gary K. Wolfe | 32 min | Categories: Literature & Language
Robots are a common theme in science fiction, but why? Professor Wolfe introduces you to Karel Capek, who adapted the word “robot” from a Czech word meaning “forced labor.” Witness the evolution of this concept in science fiction throughout history-including the introduction of the android, existential questions about the nature of cyborgs, and the consequences of robots who think....
24 Lectures
1
Mary Shelley and the Birth of Science Fiction
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of 31 min
2
Science Fiction in the 19th Century
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of 31 min
3
Science Fiction Treatments of History
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of 34 min
4
Evolution and Deep Time in Science Fiction
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of 34 min
5
Utopian Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares
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of 32 min
6
The Rise of the Science Fiction Pulps
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of 32 min
7
The Golden Age of Science Fiction Stories
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of 33 min
8
The Spaceship As a Science Fiction Icon
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of 32 min
9
The Robot: From Capek to Asimov
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of 32 min
10
The Golden Age of the Science Fiction Novel
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of 31 min
11
From Mars to Arrakis: The Planet
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of 33 min
12
The Science Fiction Wasteland
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of 31 min
13
Invasions, Space Wars, and Xenocide
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of 31 min
14
Religion in Science Fiction
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of 33 min
15
Science Fiction's New Wave
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of 30 min
16
Encounters with the Alien Other
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of 30 min
17
Environmentalism in Science Fiction
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of 33 min
18
Gender Questions and Feminist Science Fiction
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of 31 min
19
Cyberpunk and the 1980s
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of 32 min
20
The 1990s: The New Space Opera
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of 29 min
21
The Artifact as a Science Fiction Icon
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of 29 min
22
Science Fiction's Urban Landscapes
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of 28 min
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Science Fiction in the 21st Century
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of 30 min
24
The Future of Science Fiction
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of 31 min
