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1	Nakenhetens narrativa funktion : En semiotisk analys med grund i Westworlds första säsongs nakenscener / The Narrative Function of Nudity : A semiotic analysis based on Westworld’s first season’s nude scenes Hansson, Louise January 2022 (has links) I denna semiotiska analys granskas hur nakenhet i Westworlds första säsong används för att stöda en etablering av androiderna som objekt. Detta görs utifrån en analys av mise-en-scène i två sekvenser av scener där nakenscenen följs av en påklädd sådan. I analysen ses ett samband mellan nakenscenernas science fiction-kodade miljöer och teorier kring en perfekt artificiell kropp, medan de påklädda scenerna visar livfulla och känslosamma ögonblick. Detta resulterar i en nakenhet som inte kan bli osedd och som även förändrar hur tittaren ser på påklädda scener. / This semiotic analysis examines the way nudity in Westworld’s first season is used to support an establishment of the androids as object. This is done through an analysis of mise-en-scène in two sequences of scenes where the nude scene is followed by a clothed one. In the analysis a connection between the nude scenes’ science fiction coded environments and theories about a perfect artificial body can be found, while the clothed scenes show lifeful and emotional moments. This results in a nudity that cannot be unseen and even affects the way the viewer sees clothed scenes. Westworld nudity androids semiotics science fiction artificial bodies mise-en-scène lighting Westworld nakenhet androider semiotik science fiction artificiella kroppar mise-en-scène ljussättning Studies on Film Filmvetenskap
2	Hosting Consciousness: The Implications of Voice and Consciousness in Westworld Mauraisin, Grégoire January 2019 (has links) In this paper, I take a look at the ontological status of Westworld as a TV show and of Westworld as a theme park and move within the show’s ontological frame to analysis the theme park as a narrative medium. From this perspective, I also consider the ontological status of the hosts and examine the implications of their being on their voice. I further analyze the role of voice in relation to consciousness portrayed in Westworld. First by addressing a notion of consciousness held by one of the creators of the park and then by referring to the philosophical debate surrounding the recognition of a conscious entity. This rise to consciousness serves as a basis for a re-inspection of the hosts voice, this time outside of the realm of narratology. Finally, I see how self-consciousness is at the origin of the war between hosts and humans. I then investigate the existential implications of the hosts newly gained consciousness and reflect on the possible future outcomes of machines becoming conscious. Westworld Consciousness Ontology Voice Artificial Intelligence Existentialism Humanities and the Arts Humaniora och konst

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Nakenhetens narrativa funktion : En semiotisk analys med grund i Westworlds första säsongs nakenscener / The Narrative Function of Nudity : A semiotic analysis based on Westworld’s first season’s nude scenes

Hosting Consciousness: The Implications of Voice and Consciousness in Westworld