Overview
Film:
- Ex Machina ( Must be watched )
To complete this module:
- Explore all Module 13 content (read lecture notes and articles, explore all linked content, watch videos, etc.)
- Compete Module 13 Quiz
- Watch the film.
- Post your original response on the Module 13 discussion board.
- Response to one classmate.
Answer these three discussion questions (In your own words) based on the lecture notes and reading links attached.
1) Is the Male Gaze present in the film Ex Machina? Use analysis of specific scene examples, character analysis, or analysis of the film to support your argument.
2. Are Ava and Kyoko examples of the subservient fembot, the fembot with a dangerous side, a combination of both, or a new kind of fembot? Do either of them fit the characteristics of the femme fatale? Use specific scenes and character analysis to support your response.
3. In your opinion, did Caleb follow the rules and ethics for humans when creating his robots? Use analysis of specific scenes and the film to support your answer.
Answer these Five Quiz questions (In your own words) based on the lecture notes and reading links attached.
1. What are Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics? How specifically do these lead to ethical decision making or ethical dilemmas when making robots?
2. What is “The Uncanny Valley?” Why is it import to understand when discussing fembots?
3. What is one problem associated with virtual assistant’s (Siri, Alexa, Cortana) default voice being female?
4. Apply the male gaze to one of the clips in the PowerPoint. Name the clip and analyze the scene.
5. What are the two typical types of fembots in film? What do these say about women in society?
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these are the instruction for the discussion questions and the response ( You should respond to My classmate Discussion, see the attached doc file)
Original Discussion Board Posts: You may use media or a link to information, such as website attachments, YouTube clips, etc., in your own discussion board. Also, you may post a link to a video or some other form of media (podcast, blog, etc.), in which you answer the questions/prompts verbally. The Original Discussion Board Post makes up 25/40 points.
Remember your discussion post should be representative of how you would speak in class. It should be academic, but does not need to be as highly refined as a formal essay or speech. Responses should be respectful of other peoples’ opinions and not disparaging in any way. It is especially important to keep in mind the classroom contract during these activities. To adequately address the discussion board questions, typical Original Discussion Board Posts are at minimum 500 words (approximately two pages).
Response Discussion Board Posts: You must post a response to one of your classmate’s discussion board posts. Your response provides you with the opportunity to engage critically with your classmate’s discussion board posts. The response post is makes up 15/40 points. To adequately respond to a classmate, typical Response Discussion Board Pose are at minimum 250 words (approximately one page). There are three steps required for each post.
- Add on to the argument, push back against the argument, state questions that the post raised for you academically, socially, politically, etc.
- Make connections among the previous readings, films, lecture notes, and other classmate’s posts.
- This is an extension of step two. Apply your classmate’s post and your response to a real-world text. The world text is defined broadly (film, news stories, websites, events, social movements, memes, images, and other types of cultural, social, and political discourse or data). You must link the text in your response. You must also provide context connecting the text to your response.