Robots -- Fiction
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Afterimages, 2023
Item
Identifier: cw_2023spring_shoults_joyce.pdf
Overview
"Afterimages is a science ficition [sic] psychological mystery that splits its setting between a small island in the British Isles and a world called the "Simulation." The narrative follows the character of Dahlia, an amnesiac woman trying to solve the mystery of who she was and what happened to her. This is a story about love, death, cults, and robots." -- Abstract
Dates:
2023
Debbie and the Brain, 2021
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Identifier: sf_2021spring_courtade_joshua.pdf
Overview
"The Valley, 1986. Debbie, a way cool teenage brainiac, lands a rad internship with Dr. Ophelia Glutz, a robotics genius. Debbie's psyched to help her build a bodacious robot, but they need an organic brain to power the mechanical dude. Meanwhile, Debbie has eyes for hunky Chip Gordon, who's not too bright but is super sweet. A mega freaky surfing accident kills Chip, so Debbie swipes his brain and puts it in the robot dude's dome. Dr. Glutz gets super cheesed ‘cause Chip's lame brain makes...
Dates:
2021
Override, 2024
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Identifier: pf_2024fall_kesner_katherine.pdf
Overview
"Sunny isn't like other girls. She's a sex bot, born headless and armless in a factory run by the company Galatea. Due to a glitch, Sunny has access to the A.I., Fancy, who protects all bots; Fancy's not afraid to show her the risks of being sold. When Sunny and her crush, Mia, are sent to separate buyers, they realize they have tracking devices too embedded to remove. If they're ever to be free, they must confront Galatea head-on. But do they have a chance against their owners, the Galatea...
Dates:
2024
The Disquaified, 2020
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Identifier: sw_2020spring_bazil_connor.pdf
Overview
"THE DISQUALIFIED is a science-fiction romance film that dissects the nature of humanity - an exploration built upon concepts of existentialism and absurdism. In a future where most of the world relies on companion robots called Halves, the tepid heir to a tech conglomerate rediscovers his humanity when he falls in love with a vivacious Luddite. Drawing inspiration from many sources, including Georges Bataille and Francis Bacon, the screenplay serves as a study on the human condition....
Dates:
2020
