Brain Narratives: Science Fiction and the Post-Human
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Tilman Bürger (he/him) at tilman.buerger@mailbox.tu-dresden.de and Ben Woodard at benjamin.woodard@tu-dresden.de
Date: Monday 4th double period (01.00 - 02.30 pm)
Place: BSS 149
Course description:
The cognitive sciences have drastically changed how human beings perceive their own capacity to think and understand the world. This transformation of the mind has affected not only the physical sciences but the humanities and social sciences as well. This course will examine various science fiction novels that not only engage with the neurosciences directly and speculatively but also address concepts such as brain-hood, the neuro-novel, neuro-divergence, normativity, madness, and rationality.
Moduls:
SLK-SEGY-ENG-A-NA
SLK-SEGY-ENG-E-NA
SLK-SEOS-ENG-E-NA
SLK-SEGS-ENG-E-NA
SLK-SEBS-ENG-A-NA
SLK-BA-AA-A-NA
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SLK-MA-AA-1-S2-L
SLK-MA-AA-1-E-L
SLK-MA-AA-2-A-L
SLK-MA-AA-2-WiPrä
GSW-MA-DH-WP-GG 1
GSW-MA-DH-WP-GG 2
GSW-MA-DH-WP-SL 1
GSW-MA-DH-WP-SL 2
taught by Dr. Ben Woodard
Date: Monday 4th double period
Place: BSS 149
Course description:
The cognitive sciences have drastically changed how human beings perceive their own capacity to think and understand the world. This transformation of the mind has affected not only the physical sciences but the humanities and social sciences as well. This course will examine various science fiction novels that not only engage with the neurosciences directly and speculatively but also address concepts such as brain-hood, the neuro-novel, neuro-divergence, normativity, madness, and rationality.