BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lewis & Clark//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20120311T100000 RDATE:20120311T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20121104T090000 RDATE:20121104T090000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121025T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121025T190000 LOCATION:JRHH 122 SUMMARY:Origins and Development of Robot Fiction DESCRIPTION: \;A presentation by Professor Pere Gallardo Torrano\, As sociate Professor of English\, Universitat Rovira i Virgili\, Tarragona ( Spain) \; Robots are science fiction prompts but also cultural ico ns. They have populated SF texts and movies for such a long time\, they h ardly trigger any emotional effects any more. Likewise\, actual robots (i .e. Honda's Asimo) tend to be regarded by the general public as little el se than technological curiosities or entertainment freaks. However\, the traditional image of the robot (the metal humanoid) is not a spontaneous literary outgrowth. Actually\, the literary\, artistic\, and cultural ren derings of the robot are to be found in myth\, religion\, folklore\, alch emy and the tradition of clockwork-making. This talk will delve into the se elements in an attempt to show that\, despite its pretended modernity\ , robots are fictional constructs firmly rooted in Western culture.  0\; Sponsored by: \; Latin American Studies\, Hispanic Studies\, Rhe toric and Media Studies\, and Department of English X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\;A presentation by Professor Pere Gallardo Torrano\, Associate Professor of English\, Universitat Rovira i Virgili\, Tarragona (Spain)
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Robots are science f
iction prompts but also cultural icons. They have populated SF texts and
movies for such a long time\, they hardly trigger any emotional effects a
ny more. Likewise\, actual robots (i.e. Honda's Asimo) tend to be regarde
d by the general public as little else than technological curiosities or
entertainment freaks. However\, the traditional image of the robot (the m
etal humanoid) is not a spontaneous literary outgrowth. Actually\, the li
terary\, artistic\, and cultural renderings of the robot are to be found
in myth\, religion\, folklore\, alchemy and the tradition of clockwork-ma
king.
This talk will delve into these elements in an attempt
to show that\, despite its pretended modernity\, robots are fictional co
nstructs firmly rooted in Western culture.
\;
Sponso red by: \; Latin American Studies\, Hispanic Studies\, Rhetoric and M edia Studies\, and Department of English
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