ogr-essay on the alien movie- the uncultured horrors of transhumansium

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  1. tutorphil30 November 2018 at 12:37

    Hi Coyle,

    So... what do you mean by 'uncultured'?! I was hoping for a clue in your structure? Do you mean... 'feral' or 'wild' - as in transhumanism that is 'out of control'?

    More generally, my view is that you need to open up your analysis a little more: Transhumanism in Alien goes beyond the idea of the 'biomechanical' creature; like most science-fiction, Alien encompasses the hopes and fears of humanity in terms of technology and biology. We have long-distance space travel presented as humdrum and ordinary; we have the idea of replicants presented as 'normal practice' (though Ash is revealed to be a villain); we have a super-computer, and we have of course, the idea of human evolution being ambushed/jump-started by encounters with alien organisms. The style of Alien is presented as 'realistic' - so a sort of 'used-future' - so again, all this technology and human advancement presented as 'old news'.

    My advice would be to explore Alien as about the 'hopes and fears of Transhumanism' more broadly, as I think otherwise you might run out of content, or end up 'describing' things in the film, as opposed to using them to make your point.

    I'm a bit confused by your paragraph 1 - remember, your 'introduction' comes before 'paragraph 1' and is something very specific; it's where you state the nature of the enquiry of your essay, and you then go on to list the order of points your going to raise and your key published sources you've used and why and how they helping you (all in the third person, remember, so no 'I'.) Once you've done that, you can then 'start' your essay. Paragraph 1 should be the story synopsis of Alien and it should be a synopsis that does two things:

    1) It informs the reader of the bare bones of the story.
    2) but does this in such a way, as to focus the reader on the theme of your assignment...

    So, an example might be: 'Ridley Scott's 1979 film, Alien, is about a group of astronauts who... blah blah blah... Alien is a science-fiction film that explores our ambivalence for technology and the boundaries of the human body...'

    Finally then - I want you to refer please to all the guidance already given in terms of academic writing - the slides and audio on myUCA/contexts. I'll be looking for clear evidence that you've taken on those principles, that you're using reputable published sources, and you're able to 'stay focused' on your enquiry.

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