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Robots, Empathy, and Asian 'Comfort Women' History in Plum Rains (2018)
This talk will examine Andromeda Romano-Lax's novel, Plum Rains (2018). With a mixture of dystopian critique and surprisingly hopeful attitudes, the novel considers how a new generation of robots might offer us a much-needed lesson in how to be both human and humane. This hybrid event can be attended in person or online.
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Literature, Film and Theatre Studies Taught Team
5NW.6.16
Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ
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+44 (0)1206 872626
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liftstt@essex.ac.uk