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UNIT T 144-13 Running primary diagnostics…scanning…scanning… Establishing secure connection with {Theseus Crew}… Connection established. OPERATOR logged as [BATES]. Two hours till Mission Abort. All systems and subroutines operational. Primary directives listed by [OPERATOR: BATES] as “Protect insertion team. Engage unidentified hostiles with :lethal: force.” … Negative hostile scans at shuttle dock. UNIT T 144-11 data […] Continue reading →

Eyes are important in science fiction. In any fiction, really, but with a particular emphasis on the sci-fi genre, with its regular analysis of what exactly it is to be human and, conversely, what it is to be non-human. We’ve discussed this many times in class. The monster in Frankenstein had his vibrant peepers that […] Continue reading →

The question is as mockingly simple as it is impossible to definitively answer: does Victor Frankenstein end up redeeming himself in the ending pages of the book? Does he come to face his mistakes and die just as tragically as his creation? I’m inclined to say yes. Consider what we know about the good doctor […] Continue reading →

Having never read the original text of Frankenstein nor seen a film adaptation (a truly humiliating confession considering Wikipedia informs me there have been no less than six to date), I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect of the first volume of the celebrated novel. Popular culture has for decades parodied the mad-scientist-and-his-monster relationship, with […] Continue reading →

Welcome to WordPress.com. After you read this, you should delete and write your own post, with a new title above. Or hit Add New on the left (of the admin dashboard) to start a fresh post. Here are some suggestions for your first post. You can find new ideas for what to blog about by […] Continue reading →