Reference no: EM133320751
Question: Essay on ONE of the topics below. Your essay should present a clear, well-supported argument that discusses TWO texts from our course (this may include our film and television texts).
Note: Do not use the texts that you wrote your comparison essay on. Your essay should present specific evidence from your selected texts. Formal citation of our course texts is not required. The general clarity of your essay (in terms of grammar and expression) contributes to your mark. Please take a moment to proofread your essay!
TOPICS:
1. Many of our texts, even the most Utopian, suggest the idea that society requires the existence of "the abject." Explore how "the abject" is used to convey key themes/ideas of two course texts.
2. While on the surface, science fiction texts are often fixated on technology, they are equally centered on the question of what it means to be human. Compare the representation of human nature-its evolutionary potential and/or its limitations-in two course texts.
3. Artificial Intelligence is a key, even founding, trope of science fiction. Discuss how the phenomenon of mysteriously advanced machines is utilized in different ways (perhaps for different thematic purposes) in two texts.