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Out of the Digital Dungeon:

Exploring Gender and Technology in Sci Fi, Fantasy and Horror Films

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- Select activity PLEASE START HERE: Welcome to the Course
  
  PLEASE START HERE: Welcome to the Course Page
- Select activity The Administrative Area and Ongoing Course Act...
  
  The Administrative Area and Ongoing Course Activities in this section contain information that you will continually return to throughout the course. Here you will find the essential components of your course and details of how to progress, as well as activities that you will revisit during the course.
  Administrative Area
- Select activity Course Overview and Approach
  
  Course Overview and Approach Page
- Select activity Weekly Schedule
  
  Weekly Schedule Page
- Select activity Required Films and Readings
  
  Required Films and Readings Page
- Select activity Assessment/Evaluation
  
  Assessment/Evaluation Page
- Select activity Summative Assignment Details
  
  Summative Assignment Details Page
- Select activity Important Announcements
  
  Important Announcements Forum
- Select activity Ongoing Course Activities You should visit t...
  
  Ongoing Course Activities
  You should visit this area regularly and, from here, contribute to discussions both when asked to do so and when you wish to do so.
- Select activity Terms to Consider: a Glossary
  
  Terms to Consider: a Glossary
- Select activity Working Definitions: a Glossary
  
  Working Definitions: a Glossary
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  General Forum for Discussion
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  Help Forum
- Select activity Open Chat
  
  Open Chat
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Topic 1
- Select activity Getting Started by frankula
  
  Getting Started
  
  by frankula
- Select activity Ice Breaker Activity Before we begin our explora...
  
  Ice Breaker Activity
  Before we begin our explorations into Fantasy and its neighboring genres it is important to get to know each other and begin to foster a sense of community in this online environment. Therefore, please ensure that you complete the ice breaker activity in the first two weeks of the course.
- Select activity Perceptions
  
  Perceptions Choice
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  Perceptions Forum
- Select activity Assessing your Knowledge and Interest Here you ...
  
  Assessing your Knowledge and Interest
  Here you are asked to share your experience and familiarity with the field. There are, most certainly, no 'correct' answers here but it is very helpful if we know where people will be starting from as we embark upon this course. You will all very likely have a different experience and approach to this material-- this will make the course more interesting for us all!
- Select activity Introduction to Assessing Knowledge and Interest
  
  Introduction to Assessing Knowledge and Interest Page
- Select activity Where people are
  
  Where people are Quiz
- Select activity Where people are: reading
  
  Where people are: reading Choice
- Select activity Where people are: expectations for this course
  
  Where people are: expectations for this course Choice
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- Select activity Genres, Gender and Technology... in context by ...
  
  Genres, Gender and Technology... in context
  
  by frankula
- Select activity An Introduction
  
  An Introduction
- Select activity Approaching the Genres
  
  Approaching the Genres Page
- Select activity Mapping Approaches to Genres
  
  Mapping Approaches to Genres Page
- Select activity Mapping films
  
  Mapping films Choice
- Select activity Theoretical Background
  
  Theoretical Background
- Select activity Science Fiction
  
  Science Fiction Page
- Select activity Horror
  
  Horror Page
- Select activity Forum Activity: Initial Thoughts
  
  Forum Activity: Initial Thoughts
- Select activity Thinking about Emotion Note: These readings and q...
  
  Thinking about Emotion
  Note: These readings and quizzes to follow should be done only after you have taken part in the Initial Thoughts Journal and Forum activities.
- Select activity Why do we/should we talk about emotion?
  
  Why do we/should we talk about emotion? Page
- Select activity Emotions: Definitions, Locations and Discussions
  
  Emotions: Definitions, Locations and Discussions Page
- Select activity Emotions in Reviews
  
  Emotions in Reviews Quiz
- Select activity Introducing Emotions and the Genres
  
  Introducing Emotions and the Genres Quiz
- Select activity Reading: Emotion, Reason and ICT
  
  Reading: Emotion, Reason and ICT URL
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- Select activity Women, Robots and Dirty Dishes (1970s) by rica...
  
  Women, Robots and Dirty Dishes (1970s)
  
  by ricardodiaz11
- Select activity Introducing Feminism
  
  Introducing Feminism Page
- Select activity Reading: Donna Haraway
  
  Reading: Donna Haraway URL
- Select activity Film Viewing: The Stepford Wives (1975)
  
  Film Viewing: The Stepford Wives (1975) Page
- Select activity Stepford Wives and the Fear Factor
  
  Stepford Wives and the Fear Factor Choice
- Select activity Reading: Braidotti
  
  Reading: Braidotti URL
- Select activity Please pause here and go the Working Definitions:...
  
  Please pause here and go the Working Definitions: A Glossary to post your own thoughts or definitions on the following terms: Gender, Feminist, Feminism. There are no right or wrong answers for this activity and I welcome multiple definitions if you should choose to submit these, but each of you should define each term at least once. You may also include URL's and images within your glossary definitions if you wish.
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  Women and Robots Forum
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Topic 4
- Select activity Technology: the Gendered Cyborg (1980s and early 1...
  
  Technology: the Gendered Cyborg (1980s and early 1990s)
- Select activity Technology: Emotion and Reason
  
  Technology: Emotion and Reason Page
- Select activity Film Viewing: Blade Runner (1982)
  
  Film Viewing: Blade Runner (1982) Page
- Select activity The Blade Runner and the Fear Factor
  
  The Blade Runner and the Fear Factor Choice
- Select activity Reading: Picard and Emotion
  
  Reading: Picard and Emotion URL
- Select activity Please pause here and go the Working Definitions:...
  
  Please pause here and go the Working Definitions: a Glossary to post your own thoughts or definitions on the following terms: Cyborg, Emotion and Reason. There are no right or wrong answers for this activity and I welcome multiple definitions if you should choose to use these, but each of you should produce at least one definition for each term. Additionally, if you would like to add examples to your definitions, please feel free to do so.
- Select activity Film Viewings: Terminator (1984) and Terminator II: Judgement Day (1991)
  
  Film Viewings: Terminator (1984) and Terminator II: Judgement Day (1991) Page
- Select activity The Terminator and the Fear Factor
  
  The Terminator and the Fear Factor Choice
- Select activity Terminator II: Judgement Day and the Fear Factor
  
  Terminator II: Judgement Day and the Fear Factor Choice
- Select activity Technology: The Rise and Fall of Cultural Fear
  
  Technology: The Rise and Fall of Cultural Fear Page
- Select activity Reading: Kibby
  
  Reading: Kibby URL
- Select activity The Gendered Cyborg Forum
  
  The Gendered Cyborg Forum
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Topic 5
- Select activity Face to Face Component in Denmark Science and Tec...
  
  Face to Face Component in Denmark
  Science and Technology: Creating Monsters (1990s)
  
  Photo of "Henry" Frankenstein in the Laboratory with Fritz and the Creature,
  From Frankenstein, James Whale, Director, 1931
- Select activity Face to Face study in Denmark
  
  Face to Face study in Denmark Page
- Select activity Reading: Reeder "The Uncastrated Man"
  
  Reading: Reeder "The Uncastrated Man" URL
- Select activity Reading: Technology and its dangerous effects...
  
  Reading: Technology and its dangerous effects... URL
- Select activity Face to Face Study
  
  Face to Face Study Choice
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Topic 6
- Select activity The Supernatural (2000+) by Foxtongue
  
  The Supernatural (2000+)
  
  by Foxtongue
- Select activity Readings
  
  Readings
- Select activity An Overview on Fantasy and its Neighboring Genres
  
  An Overview on Fantasy and its Neighboring Genres File
- Select activity Film Viewing: The Blair Witch Project
  
  Film Viewing: The Blair Witch Project Page
- Select activity Reading: MacDonald
  
  Reading: MacDonald URL
- Select activity Film Viewing: Ginger Snaps
  
  Film Viewing: Ginger Snaps Page
- Select activity Reading: Nielsen and Ginger Snaps
  
  Reading: Nielsen and Ginger Snaps URL
- Select activity Extra Reading: Creed
  
  Extra Reading: Creed URL
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  Activities
- Select activity Genre Lesson
  
  Genre Lesson
- Select activity The Blair Witch Project and the Fear Factor
  
  The Blair Witch Project and the Fear Factor Choice
- Select activity Ginger Snaps and the Fear Factor
  
  Ginger Snaps and the Fear Factor Choice
- Select activity The Supernatural Forum
  
  The Supernatural Forum
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Topic 7
- Select activity Consent for Research
  
  Consent for Research
- Select activity Consent Form
  
  Consent Form Choice
- Select activity CATAC (Cultural Attitudes Toward Technology and Co...
  
  CATAC (Cultural Attitudes Toward Technology and Communication) Conference paper
  
  The following paper presented at CATAC 2006 addresses issues of technology, emotion and power and is based on research, in part, conducted using the interactions and discussions of this course.
- Select activity CATAC paper 2006
  
  CATAC paper 2006 File
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Topic 8
- Select activity Learning Support Space
  
  Learning Support Space
- Select activity Getting Started
  
  Getting Started
- Select activity Introduction to the Learning Support Space
  
  Introduction to the Learning Support Space Page
- Select activity Finding your way through Moodle
  
  Finding your way through Moodle Page
- Select activity Net-Etiquette (Netiquette)
  
  Net-Etiquette (Netiquette) Page
- Select activity Moodle Features In this section you are introduced...
  
  Moodle Features
  In this section you are introduced to the features of Moodle that we will use in this Course.
- Select activity Introducing the Forum
  
  Introducing the Forum
- Select activity Introducing Chat
  
  Introducing Chat
- Select activity Introducing Choice
  
  Introducing Choice
- Select activity Introducing Quiz
  
  Introducing Quiz
- Select activity Introducing Glossary
  
  Introducing Glossary Page
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  Introducing Lesson Page
- Select activity Personalizing your Moodle Space
  
  Personalizing your Moodle Space
- Select activity Editing your Online Profile
  
  Editing your Online Profile Page
- Select activity Continued Support for your Learning
  
  Continued Support for your Learning
- Select activity Using Moodle Off Campus
  
  Using Moodle Off Campus Page
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Section outline

Out of the Digital Dungeon:

Exploring Gender and Technology in Sci Fi, Fantasy and Horror Films

Administrative Area

Ongoing Course Activities

Getting Started

Ice Breaker Activity

Assessing your Knowledge and Interest

Genres, Gender and Technology... in context

An Introduction

Theoretical Background

Thinking about Emotion

Women, Robots and Dirty Dishes (1970s)

Technology: the Gendered Cyborg (1980s and early 1990s)

Face to Face Component in Denmark Science and Technology: Creating Monsters (1990s)

The Supernatural (2000+)

Readings

Activities

Consent for Research

CATAC (Cultural Attitudes Toward Technology and Communication) Conference paper

Learning Support Space

Getting Started

Moodle Features

Personalizing your Moodle Space

Continued Support for your Learning

Face to Face Component in Denmark
Science and Technology: Creating Monsters (1990s)