Author Archives: Katherine Dodge

Ghost in the Shell (1995): Who is the “Other”?

For reference in this post (please use AdBlock): http://www.upstreamis.tv/ghost-in-the-shell-1995/ Humanity is portrayed in two distinct lights in Ghost in the Shell:  the existence of human beings as “ghosts,” and the existence of the Puppet Master.  The Puppet Master says, “The advent … Continue reading

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Androids as Slaves of Colonialization

“Nothing is as exciting. To read about cities and huge industrial enterprises, and really successful colonization. You can imagine what it might have been like. What Mars ought to be like,” (Dick 151). Pris is here telling Isadore of the … Continue reading

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