Loving the AI: Captivity and Ownership in Unbalanced Dystopian Relationships

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• dc.contributor.author Schober, Ida Marie
• dc.date.accessioned 2024-10-17T08:47:36Z
• dc.date.available 2024-10-17T08:47:36Z
• dc.date.issued 2020
• dc.date.modified 2020-05-22T17:40:29Z
• dc.description.abstract Out of the abundance of recent science fiction works, there is an inherent connection between the films Blade Runner 2049 (Denis Villeneuve, 2017), Her (Spike Jonze, 2013), and Ex Machina (Alex Garland, 2014). They all have female non-human characters in the lead roles, who have to endure spatial restrictions. All three films star lonely men who find their emotional and romantic needs fulfilled in a relationship with these female AI, which they purchased and had programmed especially for them. This aspect of ownership points to an imbalanced power dynamic from the start of the relationship. I will explore why this has become a trend in late capitalist, dystopian, and science fiction genres, drawing parallels to current discussions about the abhorrent treatment many women endure and pointing to the over-sexualization of women in the media as a distributing factor to such treatment. I will utilize a variety of theories including the works of Laura Mulvey, Judith Butler, and Donna Haraway.
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• dc.identifier http://www.raco.cat/index.php/Comparativecinema/article/view/368999
• dc.identifier 2604-9821
• dc.identifier 10.31009/cc.2020.v8.i14.04
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/62259
• dc.publisher Universitat Pompeu Fabra
• dc.relation.haspart Comparative Cinema, 2020, Vol. 8, Núm. 14 (2020): Imagining the Techno-Capitalist Society in Television and Film, p. 46-61
• dc.relation.haspart Comparative Cinema, 2020, Vol 8, No 14 (2020): Imagining the Techno-Capitalist Society in Television and Film, p. 46-61
• dc.relation.haspart Comparative Cinema, 2020, Vol. 8, Núm. 14 (2020): Imagining the Techno-Capitalist Society in Television and Film, p. 46-61
• dc.relation.haspart http://www.raco.cat/index.php/Comparativecinema/article/view/368999/462820
• dc.rights.uri Drets d'autor 2020 Comparative Cinema
• dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• dc.rights.uri info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
• dc.source.uri RACO (Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert)
• dc.subject.other DYSTOPIA
• dc.subject.other RELATIONSHIPS
• dc.subject.other HER
• dc.subject.other BLADE RUNNER 2049
• dc.subject.other EX MACHINA
• dc.subject.other GENDER THEORY
• dc.subject.other FEMINISM
• dc.subject.other AI
• dc.subject.other SCIENCE FICTION
• dc.subject.other OWNERSHIP
• dc.title Loving the AI: Captivity and Ownership in Unbalanced Dystopian Relationships
• dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
• dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion