If you’re having trouble grappling with the “similar content” in the Module A elective Texts in Time, these articles may help. Worldspace in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner This article, by Evan L. Wendel, not only helps students to focus on the relevance of each text’s setting, it is also a wonderful [...]
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Texts in Time: Articles on Frankenstein and Blade Runner
Posted in HSC English, tagged Blade Runner, Comparative Study, Frankenstein, HSC, Mary Shelley, Module A, Ridley Scott on April 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Human Condition
Posted in HSC English, tagged Blade Runner, Comparative Study, Frankenstein, HSC, Mary Shelley, Module A, Ridley Scott on March 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
One of the “big questions” explored in the comparative study of Frankenstein and Blade Runner is, “what does it mean to be human?” This question is not only integral to developing an understanding of both texts but also so broad and ephermeral as to be almost useless. Let’s pin it down by rephrasing, “what are [...]
Blade Runner: Contextual Notes
Posted in HSC English, tagged Blade Runner, Comparative Study, context, film, Frankenstein, HSC, Mary Shelley, Module A, Ridley Scott, science fiction, texts in time on July 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Looking at Module A responses recently, I have noticed something strange: students understand the context of Frankenstein, they have a handle on Romanticism, the Enlightement and the effects of Industrialisation; however, they don’t get the context for Blade Runner. There are some vague references to globalisation and capitalism but no real evidence of the values [...]
Playing God in Frankenstein and Blade Runner
Posted in HSC English, tagged Blade Runner, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, Module A, Ridley Scott on June 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is just a quick post to outline an idea that came up when I was talking to a student today. In the Christian Bible, God gives two gifts to the men (humans) he has created: 1. Companionship. And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will [...]
Disability and the Possibilities of the Human
Posted in HSC English, tagged Aimee Mullins, Blade Runner, Dan Simmons, Endymion, Frankenstein, HSC, Hyperion, John Keats, Literature, Mary Shelley, Module A, reading, Ridley Scott, science fiction, ted on March 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What does it mean to be human? This is the central question of the comparative study of Frankenstein and Blade Runner in the HSC. Other questions result. How far can we extend our concept of humanity? How inclusive can we be? Will artificial life ever be accepted into the human family? Take a step back. [...]
Experience of the Human and Module A
Posted in HSC English, tagged Blade Runner, Comparative Study, English literature, film, Frankenstein, HSC, Mary Shelley, Module A, Ridley Scott, texts, texts in time on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The composers of Frankenstein and Blade Runner both use non-human characters to shine a spotlight on the human experience. In addressing questions related to these texts we must ask ourselves, what are the fundamental needs, experiences and desires shared by human beings? We are all born, we all need nurturing, we all desire to know [...]
Bible Verses for the Comparative Study
Posted in HSC English, tagged biblical allusion, Blade Runner, Comparative Study, English literature, Frankenstein, HSC, Mary Shelley, Module A, Ridley Scott, texts, texts in time on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Biblical allusion is a key technique in both texts for the Comparative Module: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott. In an increasingly secular and multicultural country, it can no longer be assumed that students know the bible verses being alluded to in various texts. Here are some suggested verses and [...]
