Literature & Biotechnology

Summary discussion

rraley — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:24:34 +0000

// What has stayed with you? Which issues seem unresolved (or are worth further exploration)? Do you think about biotech differently?

// What did you make of Orlan’s work?

Discussion: bioart

rraley — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:01:42 +0000

Framing questions from today’s class:

-What does it mean to use living beings as a medium for art?

-What is significant (compelling and/or problematic) about artists using the tools, techniques, and materials of the biological sciences for their work?

Discussion: butterfly wings & a bunny that glows

rraley — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:34:33 +0000

// Comments about bioart & animal experimentation

Discussion: Oryx and Crake

rraley — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:51:57 +0000

// Discussion thread

Discussion: “tissue economies”

rraley — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:39:38 +0000

Open thread for discussion of Manjula Padmanabhan, Harvest; Catherine Waldby and Robert Mitchell, “The Laws of Mo(o)re”; and Repo! The Genetic Opera.
(There were some great comments in earlier open threads that I will try to move here if I can.)

Open thread #3 (VAS)

rraley — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:11:46 +0000

new thread for discussion of the novel

Open thread #2 (VAS)

rraley — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:03:55 +0000

Let’s split the comments into two parts and have the last 35-40 posts in this thread.

Reminder: VAS posts due before class on Tuesday

rraley — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:42:39 +0000

This is a prompt about your close reading assignments for VAS. Repeat of assignment text below:

“Contribute one post about one aspect of the novel, VAS: An Opera in Flatland, which we will be discussing in week 4. This is the only blog post that has a deadline; ideally you would post during our reading week (January 19-21) but you should finish this assignment by January 26 at the latest. The genre of this post is that of the close reading. Length should be about 500 words.”

VAS discussion: open thread

rraley — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:37:14 +0000

Post as a comment on this thread or you can start your own if you’d like (email me to set it up).

Discussion: Ishiguro & Churchill

rraley — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:41:26 +0000

There is an open thread for discussion on a separate page. Or you can comment on one of the posts on the front page. Chatter away.