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Tell us a little about yourself and your interest in the course you're taking.
This course seems like a great opportunity to expand my literary knowledge into a genre I know little about.. I am an undergrad at SUNY Cortland, slowly gaining ground on a degree in English. I am anxious for the challenge this course presents.
What are your reading and writing habits? (i.e. what do you like to write and read?)
I am a sucker for Kerouac. I love taking literature courses, if just to expand my horizons. I write at inappropriate times; like in my margins when I am supposed to be taking notes.
How would you describe your general attitude toward computers and related technology?
Love 'em
What "Web 2.0" websites do you use?
Facebook, YouTube, Wikis

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More on "He, She and It"

One of the aspects present in all the the works we have gotten into is a drastically changed environment. I know this is the topic of most of the things I write here, but the environment in "He, She, and It" seems to be a plausible future.With the detriments our 'progress' has visited upon the earth, it is not hard to imagine the "poisonous rays of the sun" and the necessity of living in a cut-off, artificially controlled environment. I think that humanity on the whole has gradually distanced it… Continue

Posted on July 16, 2008 at 9:04pm —

Bryan Welsh

Impressions of "He, She and It"

I have really been slacking on these blogs because I am trying to be over analytical. So for this installment, I am just gonna shoot from the hip and talk about some things I have noticed so far.

The world of "He, She and It" has the same prophetic qualities of the other two novels we have read. They all have been set in futures times, with characteristics that are foreign the same as they are familiar. The budding technology of our day seems to have grown into the varied and advanced versions… Continue

Posted on July 15, 2008 at 9:10pm —

Bryan Welsh

On "Cyberpunk and the Dilemmas of Postmodern Narrative: The Example of William Gibson"

This article helped me get a much clearer picture about the themes within and the cultural significance of "Neuromancer". Since the novel could easily be dismissed as "science Fiction:; a genre generally carrying little literary clout, it may have endured a period of relative obscurity before it was accepted by academics. The author is candid about the fact that although Gibson has experienced considerable critical success, he still remains a rare 'object of acclaim'. However, the novel has idea… Continue

Posted on July 6, 2008 at 10:19pm —

Bryan Welsh

Neuromancer

The book Neuromancer is, without a doubt, an influential piece of literature. William Gibson realized his technological dystopia with such vividness and attention to detail, that it is difficult to dismiss it to the realm of fiction. The themes Gibson was trying to convey become evident as the story pans out Having only got a bit into the work I can only give an initial interpretation about what the author was trying to show. However, the work seems so loaded with significant passages/ id… Continue

Posted on July 3, 2008 at 1:30am — 1 Comment

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At 4:35pm on July 15, 2008, Jonathan Wolfe said…
Hi Bryan,

I'm curious to know why you chose to look like an atomic explosion. Not like there's anything wrong with that.

Jonathan
 
 

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