| Week | Dates | Movie | Topic of Discussion |
|---|
| 1 | 1/21 | 
Bicentennial Man | Introductions |
| 1/23 | 1. Beginning to Think, Preparing to Watch, and Starting to Write
2. Film Terms and Topics I
3. Film Terms and Topics II |
| 2 | 1/28 | 
2001: A Space Odyssey | 1. Defining Science Fiction
2. Technology and Metaphor
Assign: Project 1 |
| 1/30 | 1. Professor-led discussion on 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. HAL's Dialogue
3. Paper 1.0 due.
Assigned: Paper 1.1Everyone should make an appointment later this week with their prof. |
| 3 | 2/4 |
2001: A Space Odyssey | 1. Hal's Legacy, preface, intro, chapters 1, 2, and 5 |
| 2/6 | 1. Student-led (Sasha and Chandra) discussion of 2001
2. Paper 1.1 due
3. Last day to drop 2/8 |
| 4 | 2/11 | 
Blade Runner | 1. Do Andriods Dream of Electric Sheep?, Dick
2. Paper 1.2 assigned |
| 2/13 | 1. Student-led (Lauren, Bethanne, and Eliza) discussion on Blade Runner
2. Paper 1.2 due |
| 5 | 2/18 |
Blade Runner, director's cut | 1. Telotte, Introduction and Chapter 1
2. Making Cyborgs, Making Humans, Pyle
WikiWikiWeb |
| 2/20 | 1. Student-led (Junette, Jessica, and Chandra) discussion on Blade Runner
2. Paper 2.0 due |
| 6 | 2/25 | 
Terminator | 1. Telotte, chapters 7 and 8 |
| 2/27 | 1. Student-led (May, Kate, and Hedya) discussion on Terminator
2. Paper 2.1 due |
| 7 | 3/4 | 
Metropolis | 1. Telotte, chapter 2 |
| 3/6 | 1. Student-led (Junette, Kelly, and Jaqueline) discussion of Metropolis
2. Paper 2.2 due |
| 8 | 3/11 | Spring Break! |
| 3/13 |
| 9 | 3/18 | 
Forbidden Planet | Predicting the future week.
Hofstadter Reading; In class: 1950 movies and talk show |
| 3/20 | Student-led (Bethanne and Hedya) discussion |
| 10 | 3/25 | 
Westworld | No class. Go to talk Wednesday night. |
| 3/27 | Tonight: My Dinner with Android, 7pm, Thomas Great Hall
Post comments to on-line forum
Student-led (Eliza, Jessica, and Shasha) discussion
Comment on two papers for Monday
Read Cyborg Manifesto, and A Coffeehouse Conversation for Monday |
| 11 | 4/1 | 
Stepford Wives | Discuss Cyborg Manifesto, and A Coffeehouse Conversation
Peer comments due |
| 4/3 | Student-led (Lelani and Kelley) discussionFinal Robot Design rewrite due Friday |
| 12 | 4/8 | 
Silent Running | Visit AI Lab
Discuss Chapter 6 and 7 of Hal's Legacy |
| 4/10 | Student-led (Adrienne and Samia) discussion
Predicting the Future of Robotics. Due Monday. |
| 13 | 4/15 | 
Sleeper | Watch Fast, Cheap and Out of Control
Discuss Chapters 8 and 9, Hal's Legacy
Assign case study, due 4/22 |
| 4/17 | Student-led (May, Jaqueline, Lauren, and Lelani) discussion
Case resources: Definitions, Case Study |
| 14 | 4/22 | 
Robocop | Discuss I, Robot
Assign part 2 case study, due 4/29 |
| 4/24 | Student-led (Mer, Kate, and Biz) discussion |
| 15 | 4/29 | 
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence | Present case study
Discuss 13, and 16 of Hal's Legacy; Flesh and Machines |
| 5/1 | Student-led (Mer, Adrienne, Biz, and Samia) discussion
Final case study, letter, revision (ie, portfolio) due next week |